(29 Sept. 1779-13 Sept. 1859), clergyman. (name also found as Angus; Aeneas was a form of the Scottish Angus) Born probably in Knoydart, Invernessshire, Scotland. Parents: John Roy Macdonald and his wife Anna (Nancy) MacGillis. He came to Canada with his parents in the emigration of 1786 to GC. For many years he was only in deacon’s orders, then was ordained to the priesthood in 1832, when the cholera epidemic had created an urgent need for priests. He taught for some 40 years in the seminary of St. Sulpice, Montreal. He was “distinguished for his piety and learning; a perfect French and Gaelic scholar.” Late in life, he served for about a year (1842-1843) as parish priest in Cornwall. He died at the seminary of St. Sulpice. The funeral took place from the home of his brother Dr Roderick Macdonald in Cornwall, and the burial was at St. Andrew’s near Cornwall. He was the brother also of the legendary Fr John Macdonald (1782-1879) of St. Raphael’s.

True Witness 23 Sept. 1859, from CF * Sinnsearchd 8-9, 86 * Macdonell, Sketches, 129-130 (QF) * sources as for life of his brother Fr John