Help brickwall Wm Cameron +Annie McGregor 'black sheep'

Question

Child: Percival Joseph Cameron (my great grandfather) b: 29 Oct 1870 Inverness, Scotland.  Marriage gave mother as  Mary Lablanche  Social Security app gave mother as Annie McGregor.  He named first child Annie. Told sons 'we not really Camerons' and 'I'm blacksheep of family'. Came to US abt 1891 from New York 1887; claimed to be in Queen's Own 79th regit of foot.  Married 1891 N. Adams, Massachusetts. Have tried all records I can think of and no idea where to search next!

Answer 1

Percival G. Cameron

mentioned in the record of Percival G. Cameron and Maria E. Desgadon

Name	Percival G. Cameron
Spouse's Name	Maria E. Desgadon
Event Date	15 Aug 1891
Event Place	No Adams, Massachusetts
Father's Name	Wm.
Mother's Name	Mary Lablanche
Spouse's Father's Name	Ezeber
Spouse's Mother's Name	Betsy Larney

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Indexing Project (Batch) Number	M01639-5
System Origin	Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film number	1651230

Citing this Record

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ5-FBW : 4 December 2014), Percival G. Cameron and Maria E. Desgadon, 15 Aug 1891; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,651,230.

Comments

Percival J Cameron

United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index

Name	Percival J Cameron
Event Type	Naturalization
Event Date	1898
Event Place	Massachusetts
Birth Year	1870
Birthplace	Great Britain

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United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906

Affiliate Publication Title	Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
Affiliate Publication Number	M1299
Affiliate Film Number	59
GS Film number	1429729
Digital Folder Number	4639175
Image Number	01875

Citing this Record

"United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXRS-BWB : 3 December 2014), Percival J Cameron, 1898; citing Massachusetts, NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 59; FHL microfilm 1,429,729.

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Thanks ... I have that one!

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Pat, My 3rd great grandfather was in the 54th Regiment of Foot, but that's a whole different subject. What specifically are you looking for to overcome the brick wall?