MacDONALD, Mary - 1878-1961

(Married to Norman Neil MacAskill)

Mother of Georgina Barbara MacAskill

Grandmother of Norman Charles Cawfield

Great Grandmother of Kathryn Alberta Cawfield

Great Great Grandmother of Adora and Shiloh Boivin

Early Years

 Mary  MacDonald was born 1878 in

Bay Road Valley, Nova Scotia

to her parents

John MacDonald

and

Sarah MacLean

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1891 Census 

Mary was 14  years old.

1901 Census

Mary Age 22

Marriage and Family

She married Norman MacAskill,

 son of Norman MacAskill

and

Margaret MacPherson

on

October 31, 1901

  

Mary with

Charlie, Rose and Georgina

 

From left to right:

Sarah MacAskill (MacDonald), William Ross Cawfield, 

Mary MacDonald (MacAskill), Georgina Barbara MacAskill (Cawfield)

1960

Mary seated with two of her daughters,

Georgina and Sarah

From left to right:

Jim MacAskill, Georgina MacAskill Cawfield, 

Mary MacDonald MacAskill and Duncan MacAskill

Jim and Duncan are Mary's sons.

Death

Mary's Grave At The Aspy Bay Cemetery

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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Jim MacAskill, 8th child of 

Mary MacDonald MacAskill