Surnames beginning with R

Cora McRae born 5 December 1868 to John McRae and Mary (Robertson)(Robson)McRae of Toney River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

The 1879 Meacham Atlas, Section 3, for Toney River, shows land belonging to "Widow Fraser" encompassing the mill pond, grist mill and saw mill on the Toney River. It borders John McRae's land to the north and Donald MacKenzie's farm to the west.

Ethel Irene Drummond of Teulon, Manitoba, the great-granddaughter of Alexander McRae, wrote two letters to the editor of the Pictou Advocate that were published together on August 1, 1973.

Letter to the Editor of the Eastern Chronicle from John McRae of "Sunny Summit," Toney River, Pictou County with a corrected and original poem (actually, a song), To the Pioneer Settlers of West River, written by his father, Alexander McRae, circa 1819.

Allan and Catherine (McRae) McQuarrie of Carnoustie, Saskatchewan and formerly of Toney River.

Roderick and Catherine Anne (McQuarrie) McRae of Roscanville, Saskatchewan and formerly of Toney River. Roderick is the son of Alexander and Isabella McRae of Toney River. Catherine is the daughter of Donald and Catherine McQuarrie of Toney River.

Photos of the old mills on the Toney River at Toney Mills, Pictou County circa 1930. A gristmill and sawmill were built by Alexander McRae circa 1855. His sons, John and Roderick McRae, operated the mills until the early to mid-1880s.