Margaret Mac Kennon / Margaret Ann McKinnon

Margaret Mac Kennon, recorded in Boston marriage records as the Prince Edward Island-born wife of Walter Pownceby and daughter of Donald Mac Kennon and Elizabeth Jardine, may be the Margaret Ann McKinnon in the PARO baptismal index who was baptized at Hampton on 19 October 1868, with father Donald McKinnon, mother Elizabeth, and birthplace/residence recorded as DeSable. The match is plausible on name, age, place, and parents, but remains unproved because the PARO index does not state the mother's surname, the Boston records do not use the middle name Ann, and a compiled Island Register page places the same Margaret Ann McKinnon candidate in a Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth McKay family with a Harvey John Risteen marriage/census path.

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Why this is not settled yet

1868 –

Can the underlying Hampton baptismal register image or archive copy confirm whether Margaret Ann McKinnon's mother was Elizabeth Jardine?
Does the Massachusetts marriage record for Margaret A. McKinnon and Harvey John Risteen name parents Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth McKay, proving that the PARO candidate followed the Risteen path rather than the Walter Pownceby path?
Do PEI census, church, or sibling baptism records tie Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth Jardine to Margaret/Margaret Ann, John Duncan, and Donald G. McKinnon?
Is the Mac Kennon/McKinnon surname variation consistent across original records for Margaret and her family?

Notes

Lead created on 23 April 2026 from the PARO online lead research pass.
The PARO page is an online index only and should not drive a canonical person update until the supporting register or another image-backed child-link source is reviewed.
Online implementation pass on 23 April 2026 ingested a low-confidence Island Register compiled genealogy page as `source-island-register-descendants-of-archibald-mckinnon-of-desable`; it repeats the PARO baptism details, places the candidate in a Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth McKay family, and gives a later Harvey John Risteen path for Margaret Ann McKinnon. Treat the PARO candidate as conflicted until original Risteen marriage/census/death records and the Hampton baptism register are checked.
A 1916 Edmonton census page, ingested as `source-1916-census-page-for-walter-ponceby-household`, records Walter Ponceby with wife Margaret, age 47 and born in P.E.I., and son Donald. This strengthens the Walter/Margaret/Donald household continuity but does not resolve Margaret's parentage or the PARO/Risteen conflict.
A 1942 Detroit border crossing manifest card for Margaret Jean Ponceby, ingested as `source-border-crossing-manifest-card-for-margaret-jean-ponceby-1942`, records a 15 March 1868 Prince Edward Island birth and destination son Donald Ponceby at 9715 Logan Court, Cleveland. This strengthens the Walter/Donald Ponceby identity lane but does not resolve the conflicting PARO/Risteen candidate path.
Do not update any canonical person record based on this lead alone.

Records

Records and mentions

Census Record

1916 Census Page for Walter Ponceby Household

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1916

1916 census page for Edmonton, Alberta, recording Walter Ponceby, wife Margaret, and son Donald in the same household.

Walter George Ponceby, Donald Edwin Ponceby +1 more 2 files

Immigration Record

Border Crossing Manifest Card for Margaret Jean Ponceby, 1942

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6 November 1942

U.S. border crossing manifest card for Margaret Jean Ponceby, admitted at Detroit, Michigan, on 6 November 1942. The card records a 15 March 1868 birth in Prince Edward Island and names son Donald Ponceby at 9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio, as her destination contact.

Donald Edwin Ponceby, Margaret Mac Kennon / Margaret Ann McKinnon 1 file

Marriage Register

Boston Marriage Register Entry for Walter Pownceby and Margaret Mac Kennon

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9 January 1901

Boston marriage register entry no. 130 on page 8 recording the marriage of Walter Pownceby and Margaret Mac Kennon on 9 January 1901 in Boston. The entry gives both parties' residence as 1 Marble St and names their parents as Edwin Pownceby and Constance Koziell, and Donald Mac Kennon and Elizabeth Jardine.

Margaret Mac Kennon / Margaret Ann McKinnon 3 files

Online Summary

Island Register Descendants of Archibald McKinnon of DeSable

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Compiled Island Register genealogy page for descendants of Archibald McKinnon of DeSable. The page repeats the PARO baptismal-index details for Margaret Ann McKinnon, daughter of Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth, baptized 19 October 1868 at Hampton, places her in a Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth McKay family, and then assigns that same candidate to a Harvey John Risteen marriage and Massachusetts census path. Treat this as a conflict lead until original marriage, census, death, and baptism-register records are checked.

Margaret Mac Kennon / Margaret Ann McKinnon, Donald Mac Kinnon +1 more 1 file

Marriage Record

Marriage Record for Walter Pownceby and Margaret Mac Kennon

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9 January 1901

Boston marriage certificate form recording Walter Pownceby and Margaret Mac Kennon of 1 Marble St, Boston, joined in marriage in Boston on 9 January 1901. The form also records their ages, occupations, birthplaces, parents' names, and the return by Rev. A. D. McKinnon.

Margaret Mac Kennon / Margaret Ann McKinnon 3 files

Online Index

PARO Baptismal Index Entry for Margaret Ann McKinnon, 1868

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19 October 1868

PARO online baptismal-index page for Margaret Ann McKinnon, baptized 19 October 1868, recording father Donald McKinnon, mother Elizabeth, residence DeSable, and Hampton United Church record book 1 page 75.

Margaret Mac Kennon / Margaret Ann McKinnon, Donald Mac Kinnon +1 more 1 file

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