Alexander MacDonald

Island story

Alexander MacDonald (1902–1932) is commemorated at Pioneer Cemetery memorial R4-010. His death registration records his death on Pictou Island on 12 January 1932, describes him as a single farmer, and reports a birth date of 31 March 1902. It names his father as Duncan MacDonald and maiden mother as Jessie MacDonald, both Island-born. This corroborates the existing census-supported father relationship and identifies his mother as Duncan’s first wife Jessie, who died in 1910. The informant Hector MacDonald is explicitly recorded as having no relationship to him; the surname does not establish kinship. Burial on Pictou Island is recorded for 14 January, without identifying an exact plot. The birth date is reported retrospectively on the death return.