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     William Jewers was born on 23 March 1835.¹ He married Janet Louise Atkins on 27 August 1862 at St James Anglican, Harrigan Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. William Jewers died on 21 December 1910 at Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia, at age 75.

     Janet Louise Atkins was born on 18 May 1838. She married William Jewers, son of Robert Jewers and Ellen Whynot, on 27 August 1862 at St James Anglican, Harrigan Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Janet Louise Atkins died on 23 November 1901 at Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia, at age 63.

     Alexander William Jewers was born on 31 May 1864 at Lower Quoddy, Nova Scotia. He married Catherine Agnes "Clarice" Veniot on 4 November 1893.¹ Alexander William Jewers died on 18 July 1938 at age 74.¹

     James Jewers was born in 1871.

     William Sterling Jewers was born on 22 September 1902 at Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia. He died on 6 January 1961 at age 58.

     Irving Stillman Jewers was born on 5 December 1903 at Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia. He married Alberta Catherine Kirker on 22 May 1919. Irving Stillman Jewers died on 8 December 1979 at age 76.

     Alberta Catherine Kirker married Irving Stillman Jewers, son of Robert Joseph Jewers and Annie Emily MacDonald, on 22 May 1919.

     Fulton Robert Jewers was born on 27 January 1913 at Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia. He married Olive Margueritte MacDonald, daughter of William Joseph MacDonald and Ella Blanche McDonald. Fulton Robert Jewers died on 5 August 1995 at age 82.

     Olive Margueritte MacDonald was born in 1917. She married Allen Parker Barkhouse, son of Edmund Dickey Barkhouse and Mary Catherine Burgoyne, on 30 July 1941.¹ Olive Margueritte MacDonald married Fulton Robert Jewers, son of Robert Joseph Jewers and Annie Emily MacDonald. Olive Margueritte MacDonald died in 1987.

     Murray Parker Jewers was born on 5 September 1910 at Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia. He died on 22 May 1919 at age 8.

     Jacob Marks married Elmira [Ann Eison?] (?).

     Elmira [Ann Eison?] (?) married Jacob Marks.

     Alexander W. McDonald was born in 1763 at Scotland. He married Nancy (?). Alexander W. McDonald married Mary Robichaud.¹ Alexander W. McDonald died on 11 December 1821.

     Mary Robichaud was born circa 1758 at Virginia, USA.¹ She married Alexander W. McDonald.¹ Mary Robichaud died on 24 April 1854 at Harrigan Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia.¹

     Alexander James MacDonald was baptized on 11 November 1783 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.²
     Alexander James MacDonald married Mary Ann Cunningham on 10 February 1835 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. Alexander James MacDonald died on 27 May 1856 at Harrigan Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, at age 72.³
     
     It seems fairly certain that Alexander must have had a first marriage, before marrying Mary Ann Cunningham. I have not (yet) found any evidence for such a marriage in the records in Shelburne. However, there is a baptism record for James, son of Alexr and Nancy McDonald, dated 11 Nov 1783, in the records of Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne.⁴

     William MacDonald was baptized on 7 August 1793 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.¹ He married Martha (?).¹

     Martha (?) married William MacDonald, son of Alexander W. McDonald and Mary Robichaud.¹

     Molly MacDonald was baptized on 22 October 1795 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.¹

     James MacDonald was baptized on 27 April 1798 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.¹ He married Elizabeth Hemeon on 6 December 1827. James MacDonald died on 17 April 1832 at age 33.

     Daniel/Donald McDonald was born before 9 June 1801 at Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.³ He was baptized on 9 June 1801 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.^1,4 He married Elizabeth Haddy on 23 April 1832 at Christ Church (Anglican), Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.^1,2 Daniel/Donald McDonald died between 1871 and 1881.^5,6
      Baptized.⁷

     The 'first' (given) name of this man is unclear, and in fact an unambiguous answer probably does not exist. First, there is the early confusion in my records brought about by a family note indicating that my great-grandmother Margaret Ann's parents were Henry & Johanna. Since about 2004 I have come to accept that Margaret Ann's parents were actually Daniel & Elizabeth. Numerous census and other records from the Eastern Shore are consistent with Daniel. However, in October 2006 I looked at the Christ Church Anglican records in Shelburne and found that there was a marriage in April 1832 between Donald McDonald and Elizabeth Hadday.

     On investigating the early usage of the names Daniel and Donald I found that there is a rather widespread opinion that the two names were used pretty much interchangeably. There are one or two dissenting voices. For example, "The Old Gaelic System of Personal Names", by A MacBain, p.279, says
Daniel: Hebrew 'God has judged': early Scots erroneously once
considered it to be the same as Donald
Donald, Don: Gaelic Domhnall = 'world mighty' or world ruler

     However, the preponderance of evidence suggests that in practical terms, for mid-nineteenth century Nova Scotia, it is likely that no distinction was made between Donald and Daniel. Possibly, and this is just my own opinion/guess, Donald may have been used in somewhat more formal circumstances, while Daniel was the 'everyday' name.
     Here is some further evidence to support this view. My family notes say that my great-grandmother Margaret Ann MacDonald had siblings Isabel (m. __??__ Stanley), John (m. Mary), Dan (m. __??__ Parker), James (m. Catherine Ann), and George. The three brothers Dan, James, and George all have three or more children listed (in the family note), and these families can quite readily be identified in census listings. Now compare with the baptisms recorded at Christ Church, Shelburne. Three children born to Daniel & Elizabeth McDonald: George Alexander (b. 23 Apr 1834), Isabella (b. 4 Nov 1840), and Mary Elizabeth (b. 4 Apr 1846); and three children born to Donald & Elizabeth McDonald: Margaret Ann (b. 26 Dec 1835), Donald (b. 23 Nov 1838), and Sarah Ellen (b. 22 May 1849). I think the son Donald (of father Donald) born in 1838 corresponds to the son Dan in the family note, and that George Alexander (father Daniel) born in 1834 corresponds to the son George in the family note. Also, very likely Isabella (father Daniel) born in 1840 is the Isabel of the family note. In all cases the ages from various sources are reasonably consistent.
     A small table from the baptismal records at Christ Church, Shelburne for the children of Daniel & Elizabeth McDonald, may help:

Name	Child Of	Born	In Family Note?
George Alexander	Daniel	23 Apr 1834	Y
Margaret Ann	Donald	26 Dec 1835	Y
Donald	Donald	23 Nov 1838	Y
Isabella	Daniel	4 Nov 1840	Y
Mary Elizabeth	Daniel	4 Apr 1846	N
Sarah Ellen	Donald	22 May 1849	N

This is probably not the last word on the subject!

     Catharine MacDonald was baptized on 13 November 1801 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.¹ She died before 4 July 1807.¹

     John MacDonald was baptized on 17 December 1805 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.¹

     Catharine MacDonald was baptized on 4 July 1807 at Christ Church Anglican, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.¹