Donald Taylor Bible – Page One
Bath, Maine, September 22nd, 1848
Presented to Donald Taylor by his son, Donald
In other handwriting:
Who would later be Capt. Donald Taylor, grandfather of Waldo Taylor. Capt. Donald Taylor married Ann Stuart from Belle River. She would be a sister of Simon Stuart’s father. She was left a widow here at Wood Islands when Captain Donald (her husband) died, aged 47 and he left her with 3 sons. One died at sea, one never came home from the gold mines in Nevada, leaving just Wm D. (Waldo’s father).
Marriages – Page Two
Donald Taylor was born Skipness , Aagust AD ____ [1788].
Married Christina Murray, born March AD 1795 at Tarbort, Kintire, Argyle Shire, Scotland.
John was married AD/42 [1842] 7 Dec. to Eunice Hume.
Neil was married to Mary Hume December 23 AD 1845.
Duncan married Ellen Weatherbee October 25 1859 ( ____ 1831).
Duncan’s Son
William Benjamen to Prudence Drake January 20th 1856 Alexander James to Emma J. McMillan Feb 6th /95 (Born Sept 15, 1876)
Births – Page Three
Archibald was born at Skipness, January 27th AD 1815 [1875]
Neil was born __ [do] December 3, 1816
John was born January 23 AD Skipness 1819
Malcolm was born at Rustico, Prince Edward Island May 17th AD 1821
William & Donald was born ___ [do] June 20th AD 1823
James was born Wood Islands July AD 1825
Duncan was born Nov 11 A.D. 1827
Alexander was born April 17, 1830
Angus was born Mar 19, A.D. 1833
Mary was born May 20 AD 1835
Family of Duncan and Ellen Taylor – Page Three
Elizabeth was born 30 June 1854
Donald Malcolm John born March 4 1856
William Benjamin born Feb 13th 185_
Christina born January 17th 1860
John Timothy born February 7th 1862
Alexander James born March 15th 1864
Archibald Murray born April 7th 1866
Walter Duncan born March 31st 1869
Mary Ellen born Feby 20 [July?] 20th 1872
George Warren Taylor born May 24th 1880
Deaths – Page Four
Archibald departed this life A.D. December 14, 1837 aged 22 years 11 months 12 days.
Angus died _____ A.D. 1838 aged 5 years and about 7 months
Malcolm died at East Boston United States Sep 8 AD 1851, aged 30 years, 3 months 22 days.
Donald Taylor died January 2nd 1853, Christina Murray his wife died January 28th 1882
Their son, Duncan died at Wood Islands June 23rd 1908 aged [81], His wife Ellen Weatherbee Nov 26 1922 aged 92
Capt. Donald Taylor died Feb 12th 1879 aged 47
William son of Donald Oct 12, 1869
Mary died Ap 27 1884
Family of Duncan & Ellen Taylor – Page Four
John James died Oct 8 1873
Walter D. killed by _____ explosion at Pinole, Cal. May 21 /95
Archd Murray died June 15 1904 Long Beach California
John Timothy died July 8th 1928 aged 66 years at Chino, California
Alexander James died at Flat River March 21st, 1931 aged 67 years
Mary Ellen married to R. Chisholm died June 27th 1946, aged 76
Christina married to J. McMurchie died July 21st 1946 of _____ aged 86
Capt. William Benj. died at Millview Tues Feb 7th 1950 aged 92.
[Elizabeth ________] Feb 1938
Family of Alex James, Son of Duncan and Ellen Weatherbee – Page Five
Clarice Irene born May 30th 1896 at Wood Islands
Alexander James Taylor died at Flat River, Mar 21st 1931, aged 67
Mrs. Emma J. Beaton died August 7th/63. Born at Wood Islands, Sept 15th 1876, daughter of the late Angus D.M.L.A. & Clara (Cornish) MacMillan. In 1895 married Capt. Alex J. Taylor, Wood Islands, who died suddenly at Flat River, March 1931. In Oct 1937 married Angus M. Beaton who died in 1940.
Newspaper Clipping:
MacLeod – On April [23 or 28].[1972] at Central Park Lodge, Winnipeg, Mrs. Bernice Nelson MacMillian McLeod, aged [ 82] years, formerly of Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island. Internment was in Pine View Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba.