▁in ▁Le ech k ent ium ▁( ), ▁Glen ▁Co e , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁L och ▁Le ven , ▁in ▁App in , ▁then ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Ar gy ll , ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁parents ▁Ang us ▁and ▁Mary ▁( née ▁Rank in ). ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand father , ▁I ain ▁( or ▁John ) ▁Mc Donald , ▁had ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁male ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁Mass acre ▁of ▁Glen co e . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁River ▁Col ony ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁Mc Donald ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Lord ▁Sel k irk , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁Col ony ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁and ▁agent , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁he ▁could ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁between ▁the ▁over se ers ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁who ▁spoke ▁English , ▁and ▁the ▁sett lers , ▁who , ▁like ▁him , ▁were ▁native ▁G ael ic - spe akers . ▁He ▁assist ed ▁in ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁group ▁of ▁colon ists ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁depart ing ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁delayed , ▁however , ▁under ▁Lord ▁Sel k irk ' s ▁orders , ▁to ▁receive ▁further ▁training ▁in ▁medicine ▁and ▁related ▁subjects . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁Mc Donald ▁left ▁Scotland ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁em igr ants , ▁arriv ing ▁on