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Alexander Russell McDonald 1789–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1789

Birth Location: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 12 Sep 1852

Death Location: Andrew, Missouri, United States

Father: John McDaniel

Mother: Margaret Russel

Spouse(s): Isabel Baker, Pricilla McDonnell

Children(s): Eliza McDonald, Nathaniel McDonald, Thomas McDonald, Martha McDonald, Mary McDonald, Isabel McDonald, Priscilla McDonald, Nancy McDonald, John McDonald, Abigail McDonald, Commodore McDonald, Susan McDonald, James McDonald

In 1789, Alexander Russell McDonald entered the world in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to John Mcdaniel And Margaret Russel. Alexander Russell McDonald married Isabel Edith Baker, Pricilla Mcdonnell, and had children including Abigail Jane Mcdonald, Commodore Perry Mcdonald, Eliza Margaret Mcdonald, Isabel Ann Mcdonald, James Allen Mcdonald, John Alexander Mcdonald, Martha Russel Mcdonald, Mary Malissa Mcdonald, Nancy Ellen Mcdonald, Nathaniel Green Mcdonald, Priscilla Jeanette Mcdonald, Susan Narcissa Mcdonald, Thomas Hansford Mcdonald. Alexander Russell McDonald passed away in 1852 in Andrew, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1789, Alexander Russell McDonald entered the world in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to John Mcdaniel And Margaret Russel.
  • Alexander Russell McDonald married Isabel Edith Baker, Pricilla Mcdonnell, and had children including Abigail Jane Mcdonald, Commodore Perry Mcdonald, Eliza Margaret Mcdonald, Isabel Ann Mcdonald, James Allen Mcdonald, John Alexander Mcdonald, Martha Russel Mcdonald, Mary Malissa Mcdonald, Nancy Ellen Mcdonald, Nathaniel Green Mcdonald, Priscilla Jeanette Mcdonald, Susan Narcissa Mcdonald, Thomas Hansford Mcdonald.
  • Alexander Russell McDonald passed away in 1852 in Andrew, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McDaniel
1760–1834
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Russel
1762–1845
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Baker
1790–1820
Birth Location: Buckhorn, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
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Pricilla McDonnell
1800–1876
Birth Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Eliza McDonald
1817–1847
Birth Location: Chathan, , North Carolina, USA
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Nathaniel McDonald
1818–1893
Birth Location: Utah Springs, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas McDonald
1824–1865
Birth Location: Parke County, Indiana, United States of America
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Martha McDonald
1838–1908
Birth Location: Park, , Indiana, USA
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Mary McDonald
1837–1883
Birth Location: Park County, Indiana
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Isabel McDonald
1826–1899
Birth Location: Park, , Indiana, USA
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Priscilla McDonald
1835–1926
Birth Location: Park, , Indiana, USA
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Nancy McDonald
1827–1901
Birth Location: Park County, Indiana
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John McDonald
1830–1893
Birth Location: Park, , Indiana, USA
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Abigail McDonald
1831–1889
Birth Location: Park, , Indiana, USA
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Commodore McDonald
1833–1908
Birth Location: Park, , Indiana, USA
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Susan McDonald
1842–1924
Birth Location: , Platte, Missouri, USA
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James McDonald
1842–1891
Birth Location: , Andrew, Missouri, USA
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Alexander McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Alexander McDonald
1789–1852
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John McDaniel
1760–1834
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Margaret Russel
1762–1845
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Eli (McDaniel) Maj
1742–1789
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Margaret Lindsey
1742–1810
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Alexander (F) Russell
1721–1771
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Jane Wright
1732–1815
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John III
1719–1813
Mary Ely
1725–1763
Alexander Russell
1697–1732
Catherine Skene
1695–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1695–1749
Mary Pasley
1691–1761
James Russell
1654–1731
Jean Kellie
1656–1733

Alexander McDonald's Descendants

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Alexander (Russell) McDonald (24 Dec 1789–12 Sep 1852) m. Isabel (Edith) Baker (1790–1820) m. Pricilla McDonnell (12 Mar 1800–10 Oct 1876)
  1. 1. Eliza (Margaret) McDonald 1817–1847
  2. 2. Nathaniel (Green) McDonald 1818–1893 m. Rebecca (Jane) Munkers 1825–1900
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) McDonald 1847–1908
    2. 2. Mary (Priscilla) McDonald 1841–1883
    3. 3. Alexander (Russel) Mcdonald 1844–1929
    4. 4. Eliza (Margaret) McDonald 1849–1871
    5. 5. Virginia (Ann) McDonald 1853–1931
    6. 6. William (Green) McDonald 1857–1935
    7. 7. Minnie (Varina) McDonald 1860–1942
    8. 8. Jefferson (Lee) McDonald 1863–1863
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Mcdonald 1865–1944
  3. 3. Thomas (Hansford) McDonald 1824–1865
  4. 4. Martha (Russel) McDonald 1838–1908
  5. 5. Mary (Malissa) McDonald 1837–1883
  6. 6. Isabel (Ann) McDonald 1826–1899
  7. 7. Priscilla (Jeanette) McDonald 1835–1926
  8. 8. Nancy (Ellen) McDonald 1827–1901
  9. 9. John (Alexander) McDonald 1830–1893
  10. 10. Abigail (Jane) McDonald 1831–1889
  11. 11. Commodore (Perry) McDonald 1833–1908
  12. 12. Susan (Narcissa) McDonald 1842–1924
  13. 13. James (Allen) McDonald 1842–1891

Alexander McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1789
24 Dec 1789
Birth of Alexander Russell McDonald in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
1852
12 Sep 1852
Age 63
Death of Alexander Russell McDonald in Andrew, Missouri, United States
Andrew, Missouri, United States
1852
18 Oct 1852
Age 63
Alexander Russell McDonald - Probate in Andrew, Missouri, USA
Andrew, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Andrew, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Andrew County); Probate Place: Andrew, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Andrew, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Andrew County); Probate Place: Andrew, Missouri
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