John MacDougall

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name
John MacDougall
aka
[Iain Mac Dhughaill, John McDougall]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Iain Mac Dhùghaill of Bunloit, Glen Urquhart, a blacksmith and the bard of the song Bràigh Rùsgaich, long one of the most popular songs of the Loch Ness district. He seems to have served with a regiment or the Volunteers and lived with it in Edinburgh, where he died before March 1805, when his widow, back in Glen Urquhart, bore their youngest son. Probably the father of Penuel (MacDougall) McMillan.
died
date
bef. 15 Mar 1805
place
Edinburgh, Scotland
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia, book-mackay-1893-urquhart-glenmoriston]
note
Before the birth of his youngest son, named for him.
residences
date
c. 1782
place
Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-mackay-1893-urquhart-glenmoriston, article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia]
note
A blacksmith at Bunloit and the bard of "Bràigh Rùsgaich"; his daughter Penuel was born in Glen Urquhart about 1782, and he later lived in Edinburgh with his regiment.
spouses
id
euphemia-bethune-fl1805
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia]

Iain Mac Dhùghaill of Bunloit, Glen Urquhart: a blacksmith, and the bard of "Bràigh Rùsgaich." William Mackay wrote in 1893 that it was "the only song, so far as is known, composed by Iain Mac Dhughaill, Bunloit," and had "for the last eighty or ninety years continued to be one of the most popular songs of the district of Loch Ness. It was composed in Edinburgh, where the bard died in the early years of the present century, and happily depicts Nature in her pleasantest moods, and gives pathetic expression to his strong desire for the peaceful solitudes of Brae Ruiskich" (source). Rev. D. B. Blair adds that he "was a blacksmith and it seems had some connection with the army or Volunteers; for he lived in Edinburgh with the Regiment to which he belonged and there he died"; his widow went home to Glen Urquhart, where their youngest son John was born on 15 March 1805 (source). That son became an elder at Blue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Ten children, among them Duncan, Alpin, Christy (Mrs. Livingstone), Penuel (Mrs. McMillan), Jessy (Mrs. Fraser), Mary and John.

The ID's year is the latest year he can have died, not a recorded one.

Research: McMillan, Humphrey-Enos and Bell-Gerow: Notable Connections Research.

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  2. name: John MacDougall
  3. aka: [Iain Mac Dhughaill, John McDougall]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Iain Mac Dhùghaill of Bunloit, Glen Urquhart, a blacksmith and the bard of the song Bràigh
  8. Rùsgaich, long one of the most popular songs of the Loch Ness district. He seems to have served
  9. with a regiment or the Volunteers and lived with it in Edinburgh, where he died before March 1805,
  10. when his widow, back in Glen Urquhart, bore their youngest son. Probably the father of Penuel
  11. (MacDougall) McMillan.
  12. died:
  13. date: bef. 15 Mar 1805
  14. place: "Edinburgh, Scotland"
  15. basis: compiled
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia, book-mackay-1893-urquhart-glenmoriston]
  18. note: "Before the birth of his youngest son, named for him."
  19. residences:
  20. - date: "c. 1782"
  21. place: Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  22. basis: compiled
  23. confidence: probable
  24. sources: [book-mackay-1893-urquhart-glenmoriston, article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia]
  25. note: "A blacksmith at Bunloit and the bard of \"Bràigh Rùsgaich\"; his daughter Penuel was born in Glen Urquhart about 1782, and he later lived in Edinburgh with his regiment."
  26. spouses:
  27. - id: euphemia-bethune-fl1805
  28. basis: compiled
  29. confidence: probable
  30. sources: [article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia]
  31. ---
  33. Iain Mac Dhùghaill of Bunloit, Glen Urquhart: a blacksmith, and the bard of "Bràigh Rùsgaich." William
  34. Mackay wrote in 1893 that it was "the only song, so far as is known, composed by Iain Mac Dhughaill,
  35. Bunloit," and had "for the last eighty or ninety years continued to be one of the most popular songs of
  36. the district of Loch Ness. It was composed in Edinburgh, where the bard died in the early years of the
  37. present century, and happily depicts Nature in her pleasantest moods, and gives pathetic expression to
  38. his strong desire for the peaceful solitudes of Brae Ruiskich" ([source](/files/sources/book-mackay-1893-urquhart-glenmoriston/)). Rev. D. B.
  39. Blair adds that he "was a blacksmith and it seems had some connection with the army or Volunteers; for
  40. he lived in Edinburgh with the Regiment to which he belonged and there he died"; his widow went home to
  41. Glen Urquhart, where their youngest son John was born on 15 March 1805 ([source](/files/sources/article-blair-urquhart-men-nova-scotia/)). That
  42. son became an elder at Blue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Ten children, among them Duncan, Alpin,
  43. Christy (Mrs. Livingstone), Penuel (Mrs. McMillan), Jessy (Mrs. Fraser), Mary and John.
  45. The ID's year is the latest year he can have died, not a recorded one.
  47. Research: `research/mcmillan/McMillan_Humphrey_Bell_Connections.md`.
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