Our Family Ancestors... Now & Then
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Our MacNeill Ancestry
MacNeill Ancestory includes the following links to explore:
Isle of Barra features a video of our mother's ancestral homeland as a place with unique geographical landscapes and wildlife as well as deep historical roots to the MacNeill clan.
Barra MacNeills provides a brief historical snapshot of the MacNeill clan from the Medieval ages to the dawn of the 19th century when many highland islanders immigrated to Canada to seek better living conditions.
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Prince Edward Island is a short video highlighting our mother's birth place and home to her PEI ancestors. The video features PEI's unique landscape and the influence of Indigenous and European in shaping its culture as it took on several different names during its history.
The PEI MacNeill Family Tree illustrate the MacNeill Generations beginning with the arrival of Alexander MacNeill and his family from Barra in 1819.
The PEI MacNeills, 1800-2000 profile each generation of MacNeills in a brief video that includes some stories and pictures of family members as well as historical highlights of the times in which they lived.
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Coulson Family Roots, 1800-2000