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Stephen Michael McInnis (MacInnis)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: St Brendan's RC Church, Craigston, Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death: December 13, 1884 (72)
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Place of Burial: Christmas Island, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Michael "Saor" MacInnis and Catherine MacInnis (Galbraith)
Husband of Mary MacInnis (MacPhee) and Private
Father of Elizabeth MacKinnon (MacInnis); John MacInnis; John MacInnis; Annie Elizabeth Bryden (McInnis); Catherine Bristo MacKinnon (MacInnis) and 7 others
Brother of Sarah MacNeil (MacInnis); John MacInnis; Donald MacInnis; Neil MacInnis; Mary MacInnis and 1 other

Occupation: Blacksmith and Farmer
Managed by: Private User
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About Stephen MacInnis of Shenacadie

"History of Christmas Island Parish" - page #44-45:

Stephen McInnis (Michael) was a blacksmith and farmer. He settled at Shenacadie and became the first post-master of that place. He married Mary, daughter of Jonathan McPhee (Tailor), Issue: — Ann, Catherine, John, Michael, Mary, Lucy, Elizabeth, Ambrose, and Sarah.

THE MacPHEE'S OF SHENACADIE - "History of Christmas Island Parish" page #143

Jonathan McPhee (Eoin Mac an Tailleir) married Catherine, daughter of Charles McNeil, Shenacadie.
Issue:— Mary, Ann, Teresa, Mary and John.

  • Mary married Stephen McInnis, Blacksmith.

From page #71 in "History of Christmas Island Parish":

Michael was a sea captain. He and his brother Archie owned a vessel with which they used to do considerable coal trade every summer and fall.

Archie (Gilleasbuig Ruadh) settled at Big Beach, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Mclnnis, Shenacadie.

Issue:— Katie, Stephen, Mary and John James


"History of Christmas Island Parish" - page #118:

John D. is trackman on the C.N.R. He married Kate, daughter of John McInnis (Stephen), of Shenacadie.

Issue: —one son and three daughters. After the death of their mother, the son and one of the daughters were drowned in Big Pond where they had gone with a little sleigh to coast one Sunday while their father was from home.

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Stephen MacInnis of Shenacadie's Timeline

1812
October 18, 1812
St Brendan's RC Church, Craigston, Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
October 18, 1812
Sandray, Parish of Barra, Scotland
1842
May 14, 1842
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1843
June 29, 1843
Big Beach, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1845
August 1, 1845
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1850
February 18, 1850
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 10, 1850
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1852
1852
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1855
February 12, 1855
Shenacadie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada