The Macphersons of Three Rivers

  What's In a Name? Is it really important that we know each other's names? Of course , you answer. How about when we are researching our ancestors? Is it important we use the correct name to search for them? Again, the answer is yes . However, we may at times need to use a variation of the name, until we find who we are looking for. After we find our ancestors, do we continue to use incorrect spellings or variations? No. In unravelling the Macphersons of Three Rivers, often-times, the names of the aboriginal women were not English. At times, exact names were not transcribed, but replaced with infidel savage. One key example we will examine, is of a woman named Ikwesens Pinesi Kijikokwe. Popular genealogy sites feature Ikwesens in over 201 family trees.  For example, she is listed under the following names: Marie-Binisi Okipikokivi Ikwesens Marie Binissi Obijikokwe Marie Binissi Obijikokwe Marie Pines Binissi Ikwesens Sauvagesse Obijikokwe Objiway Pinesi Okijikokwe (Ikwensens)

  What happened to James Cameron and Mary Peattie  It is highly likely we will never know what happened between James Cameron and Mary Peattie. There is much speculation about the couple but no source information. One popular genealogy website 1 has countless family trees featuring the couple. Here is what we learn: Mary Peattie Date of Birth: April 26, 1723 Birth Place: Fife, Scotland Parents: James Peattie and Elizabeth Nicholson Spouse: James Cameron Marriage Date: Aug 14, 1747 Marriage Date: 1750, Kingussie, Insh, Inverness, Scotland Death Place: Dysart, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA James Cameron Date of Birth: 1720 Birth Place: Fife, Scotland Parents: Alexander MacSorlie Cameron of Glen Nevis and Katherine Gray The Family Search 2 records tell a different story regarding Mary Peattie which can be verified by searching for her on Scotlands People. It is possible we can weave a story from the historical records. The records are as follows: Mary Peattie Christening Date: Apri