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Colin Francis (The Boss) MacKinnon

Colin Francis (The Boss) MacKinnon

Male 1854 - 1937  (83 years)

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  • Name Colin Francis (The Boss) MacKinnon 
    Nickname The Boss 
    Birth 7 Jun 1854  Judique, Cape Breton, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening Arichat, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Nov 1937  Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 20 Nov 1937  Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P75  Violette Family
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2019 

    Father Neil Kenneth (Handsome) MacKinnon,   b. 1818, Isle of Canna, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1889, Glencoe, Cape Breton, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Kennedy,   b. 1821   d. 1903, Glencoe, Cape Breton, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1845 
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Eleanor Florence Kane,   b. 24 May 1857, Barnaby River, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1915, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 1879  Barnaby River, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Neil J. McKinnon,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1955, Chatham, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Fr. Aloysius Andrew McKinnon, Priest,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1952, Chatham, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Anthony Edward McKinnon,   b. 5 May 1884, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1941, Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     4. John Ephriam McKinnon,   b. Dec 1885, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     5. Fr. Joseph Francis McKinnon, Priest,   b. 2 Mar 1888, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1907, Fredericton, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     6. Vincent Joseph McKinnon,   b. 25 Dec 1889, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1975, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     7. John Osman Andrew McKinnon,   b. 20 Jan 1892, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1892, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. James Elmer McKinnon,   b. 3 Oct 1893, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1961, Chatham, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     9. Alexander Stafford (Alex) McKinnon,   b. 5 Dec 1894, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1972, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     10. Colin Clair McKinnon,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1951, Douglastown, NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Worked on Intercolonial Railway construction. Met his future wife, Ellen Kane, while working through the Miramichi area. When the railway was completed he came back to the Miramichi from Winnipeg to marry her.

      Bought the farm in Moorefield on McKinnon Road (the back lots)
      Grew and sold apples and vegetables.