Grace Innes MacKenzie

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Grace Innes MacKenzie was born on 12 February 1816 at Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland.^1,4 She was the daughter of James MacKenzie and Grace Innes.^1,3 Grace Innes MacKenzie was baptised on Thursday, 15 February 1816 at Tain, Ross-shire.⁴

Thomas and Fanny, having decided to resettle in the Colonies took their young family back to the Ross family seat at Ardchronie, the Parish of Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland, a journey of 50 miles (80 km) cross Scotland. they stayed there for a week or longer, returning with Thomas' sister Grace.¹ She witnessed the emigration of Thomas MacKenzie from Lochinver, the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, on 21 October 1838 on the James Moran a 600 ton bark with with their children and Fanny's brother Donald.. The James Moran, largely carried those subject to the Highland clearances, and came via Rev. John Dunmore Lang's bounty scheme.^5,1

Grace died on 28 January 1905 at Wentworth, Ontario, at age 88.⁴