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Alexander McDonald 1844–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1844

Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1928-1-16

Death Location: Freeport, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: David MCDONALD

Mother: Lydia Stansberry

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Alexander McDonald was born in 1844 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of David Mcdonald And Lydia Stansberry. In 1850, Alexander McDonald resided in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA. Alexander McDonald passed away in 1928 in Freeport, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander McDonald was born in 1844 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of David Mcdonald And Lydia Stansberry.
  • In 1850, Alexander McDonald resided in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander McDonald passed away in 1928 in Freeport, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Alexander McDonald's Ancestors

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Alexander McDonald
1844–1928
Birth Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
David MCDONALD
1815–1882
Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
Lydia Stansberry
1815–1892
Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert McDonald
1795–1870
[West?] Virginia or Pennsylvania
Rachell Mitchell
1797–1870
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Mitchell
1763–1836
Rachel Thompson
1755–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Mahurin
1732–1798
William Thompson
1725–1781
Elizabeth Grimes
1730–1816

Alexander McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1844
24 Dec 1844
Birth of Alexander McDonald in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Alexander McDonald resided here in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
1928
1928-1-16
Age 84
Death of Alexander McDonald in Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: 973; Page: 234a
    [2] Find a Grave, Memorial page for David McDonald, Memorial ID 83246843

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: 973; Page: 234a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1928-1-16
    Event Place: Walker, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave, Memorial page for David McDonald, Memorial ID 83246843

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freeport, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave, Memorial page for David McDonald, Memorial ID 83246843

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