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Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil 1856–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 6 Nov 1936

Death Location: West Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Neil McNeil

Mother: Annie Matheson

Spouse(s): Lucy MacDonald, Catherine Thompson

Children(s):

In 1856, Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil entered the world in Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Neil Mcneil And Annie Matheson. Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil married Catherine Kate Thompson, Lucy Macdonald. Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil passed away in 1936 in West Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil entered the world in Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Neil Mcneil And Annie Matheson.
  • Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil married Catherine Kate Thompson, Lucy Macdonald.
  • Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil passed away in 1936 in West Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Roderick McNeil's Ancestors

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Roderick McNeil
1856–1936
Birth Place: Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Neil McNeil
1827–1893
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Matheson
1830–1901
Grand River, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Roderick Matheson
1796–1892
Plockton, Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland
Margaret ("Peggie") Chisholm
1798–
Loch Carron, Ross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Kenneth Chisholm
1768–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roderick McNeil's Timeline

2 Records

1856
4 Apr 1856
Birth of Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil in Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1936
6 Nov 1936
Age 80
Death of Roderick J. "Big Rory" McNeil in West Lake Ainslie, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
West Lake Ainslie, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Hay Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1936
    Event Place: West Lake Ainslie, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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