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Host Clan: Clan Donnachaidh Society of New England, ME


Clan Donnachaidh Society of New England:

Who are the Donnachaidhs, the "Children of Duncan". Their ancestors were known to the Romans as the Kaledonioi, one of the eleven tribes of the Northern Pictish Nation. The Kaledonioi inhabited that part of Scotland now known as Atholl in Perthshire. One of the first recorded entries on this people occurred in the year 84 A.D., when they fought in the great battle known as Mons Graupius against the Romans.

The Clans first recognized Chief was Donnachaidh Reamhair or "Stout Duncan" who lead the Clan and supported Bruce during the wars of independence, which culminated in Robert the Bruce's famous victory at Bannockburn on June 24, 1314 over Edward II's army.

Duncan's great grandson was named Robert, and it is from this Chief that his descendants and many of his clan folks took the name "Robert's sons" , or Robertson. Our Chief, Gilbert Robertson, is one of only two highland Chiefs that are addressed and called by the name of their territorial estates (Struan). The other is Cluny MacPherson.

The Clan Donnachaidh Society in Scotland was founded in 1893 to maintain and renew the family bound with branches throughout the world. There are now fourteen branches in North America.


2009 CLANS, SOCIETIES, AND ASSOCIATIONS

CLANS:

  1. Clan Campbell Society of North America, NB

  2. Clan Farquharson, NB

  3. Clan Forbes, NB

  4. Clan Graham, NS

  5. Clan Home - Greenlaw Family Association, NB

  6. Clan Logan Society of North America, NS

  7. Clan MacKay, ME

  8. Clan MacKinnon, NB

  9. Clan Maclean, NB

  10. Clan Wallace Society Worldwide, NS

  11. Clan Young, ME

SOCIETIES & ASSOCIATIONS:

  1. N.B.  Archives

  2. N.B. Genealogy Society, Capital Branch

  3. N.B. Scottish Cultural Association

  4. N.B. Scottish Cultural Association, Charlotte County Chapter

  5. Fredericton Society of Saint Andrews, NB

  6. Irish Canadian Cultural Association of NB - Capital Area Chapter

  7. Saint Andrew's Society of Saint John, NB
  8. N.S. Federation of Scottish Clans