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Alex Mc Donald 1785–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 31, 1785

Birth Location: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: November 27, 1866

Death Location: Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Father: Alexander McDonald

Mother: Nancy McDonell

Spouse(s): Mary McIntosh

Children(s): William McDonald, Mary Donald, Harriett MCDONELL\MCDONALD

Alex Mc Donald was born in 1785 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Alexander Sandfield Mcdonald And Nancy Mcdonell. Alex Mc Donald married Mary Mcintosh, and had children including Alexander Mc Donald, Harriett Hattie Mcdonell Mcdonald, Mary Mc Donald, William Henry Mcdonald. Alex Mc Donald passed away in 1866 in Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

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Biography

  • Alex Mc Donald was born in 1785 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Alexander Sandfield Mcdonald And Nancy Mcdonell.
  • Alex Mc Donald married Mary Mcintosh, and had children including Alexander Mc Donald, Harriett Hattie Mcdonell Mcdonald, Mary Mc Donald, William Henry Mcdonald.
  • Alex Mc Donald passed away in 1866 in Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander McDonald
1764–1845
Birth Location: Knoydart, Scotland
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Nancy McDonell
1766–1846
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary McIntosh
1786–1829
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William McDonald
1809–1895
Birth Location: Hopewell, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Donald
1823–1865
Birth Location: –
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Harriett MCDONELL\MCDONALD
1844–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Alex Donald's Ancestors

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Alex Donald
1785–1866
Birth Place: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Alexander Sandfield McDonald
1764–1845
Knoydart, Scotland
Nancy McDonell
1766–1846
Scotland
Grandparents
John (Ban) MacDonald
–1828
Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine McLellan
1742–
Eigg, Scotland
Angus (Og) McDonell
1725–1826
Knoydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Mary McLellan
1737–1809
Great-Grandparents
James MacDonald
1730–1796
Catherine MacDonald
1735–1785
Catherine Bernera
1668–1761
Anne McDougald
1725–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donald Bohuntine)
1690–1760
Mary Smith
1693–1790
John Macdonald
1705–1746
Sir Skye
1614–1705
James McDugald
1700–1771
Mary Douglas
1700–1763

Alex Donald's Descendants

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Alex (Mc) Donald (March 31, 1785–November 27, 1866) m. Mary McIntosh (1786–20 June 1829)
  1. 1. William (Henry) McDonald 1809–1895 m. Jessie Fraser 1816–1863
    1. 1. William Mcdonald 1842–1924 m. Marion Fraser 1847–1927 m. Merrian MacDonald 1852–1927
      1. 1. John (Charles) McDonald 1874–1959 m. Ella (Armenia) Mussell 1872–
        1. 1. Alexander (S.) McDonald 1909–2004 m. Elieen (A.) Dobson 1909–1994
      2. 2. Mabel (Elizabeth) McDonald 1884–1922 m. Edward (Michael) Rooney 1878–1958
        1. 1. Marion (Frances) Rooney 1913–2003
        2. 2. Kathleen (Mabel) Rooney 1917–2005
        3. 3. Edward (Michael "Ned") Rooney 1910–1989
        4. 4. Margarite (Ethel) Rooney 1909–1920
        5. 5. Rose (Anneta) Rooney 1907–1907
      3. 3. Alexander (D) Mcdonald 1873–1904
      4. 4. Catherine Mcdonald 1882–
      5. 5. William (Howard Phillips) Macdonald 1868–1924 m. Blanche (Daisy) Cooley 1884–1951
        1. 1. Jean MacDonald 1913–
        2. 2. Pearl (Marion) MacDonald 1920–1997
        3. 3. Hector (Kingsbury) MacDonald 1919–1992
        4. 4. Margaret MacDonald 1895–
        5. 5. Thomas (Proctor) MacDonald 1898–1970
        6. 6. William MacDonald 1897–
      6. 6. Leonard (T) Mcdonald 1885–1953 m. Leta (Marion) Gilbaugh 1888–1969 m. Anna (Wilhelmina) Johnson 1891–1969
        1. 1. Alexander McDonald 1905–
        2. 2. Alice McDonald 1924–2018
        3. 3. Margaret (Leone "Peggy") McDonald 1931–2002
        4. 4. Mina McDonald 1920–1987
        5. 5. Marie (Marion) McDonald 1919–
        6. 6. Lois (Suzanne) Donnelly 1923–2013
      7. 7. Cassie (M) Mcdonald 1881–1948 m. William (Kirkwood) Buckham 1881–1945
        1. 1. William (James) Buckham 1916–1969
      8. 8. Jessie (Bell) McDonald 1878–1882
      9. 9. Alex (L) McDonald 1870–1873
      10. 10. Daniel (James) McDonald 1876–1878
    2. 2. Finlay (McDonald) * 1846–1932
    3. 3. Alexander McDonald 1837–1901 m. Annie Fraser –1867
      1. 1. John (Edwin) Macdonald 1867–1944
    4. 4. John McDonald 1840–1920 m. Margaret (M.) MacLean 1848–1934
      1. 1. John (A) McDonald 1869–1886
    5. 5. Hugh (Hamish) McDonald 1844–1934 m. Jeruscha Carter 1853–1898 m. Dorcas Meadowcroft 1878–1961
      1. 1. William (Lawson) MacDonald 1873–1952
      2. 2. Mary (Chipman (Minnie)) MacDonald 1878–1933
      3. 3. Ernest ((Ernie)) MacDonald 1883–1964
      4. 4. Nellie MacDonald 1889–1976
      5. 5. Jessie MacDonald 1871–1954
      6. 6. John (Alexander (Jack)) Mcdonald 1875–1927
      7. 7. Annie MacDonald 1885–1916
      8. 8. Percy MacDonald 1891–1937
    6. 6. Mary McDonald 1848–1905
    7. 7. Christie McDonald 1850–1938
    8. 8. Maggie McDonald 1852–1932
    9. 9. James (Fraser) McDonald 1854–1940
    10. 10. Catherine McDonald 1856–1929 m. Martin MacKenzie 1859–
      1. 1. Harold (Humphry) MacKenzie 1902–1979
    11. 11. Alexander (Henry) Mcdonald 1837–1901
  2. 2. Mary (Mc) Donald 1823–1865
  3. 3. Harriett ("Hattie") MCDONELL\MCDONALD 1844–

Alex Donald's Timeline

2 Records

1785
March 31, 1785
Birth of Alex Mc Donald in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1866
November 27, 1866
Age 81
Death of Alex Mc Donald in Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 31, 1785
    Event Place: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 27, 1866
    Event Place: Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
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