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Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1870

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, IL, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1957

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, county Illinois

Father: John McDonald

Mother: Virginia (McDonald)

Spouse(s): Paul SR

Children(s): Paul JR, Ira Vanvalkenburg, Alfred Vanvalkenburg

The story of Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald began in 1870 in Chicago, Cook, IL, USA. Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald married Paul Edward Vanvalkenburgh Sr, and had children including Alfred Lorraine Vanvalkenburg, Ira Archibald Vanvalkenburg, Paul Edward Vanvalkenburgh Jr. Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald passed away in 1957 in Chicago, Cook, county Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald began in 1870 in Chicago, Cook, IL, USA.
  • Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald married Paul Edward Vanvalkenburgh Sr, and had children including Alfred Lorraine Vanvalkenburg, Ira Archibald Vanvalkenburg, Paul Edward Vanvalkenburgh Jr.
  • Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald passed away in 1957 in Chicago, Cook, county Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McDonald
1835–1929
Birth Location: New Hampshire
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Virginia (McDonald)
1848–1929
Birth Location: Québec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Paul SR
1867–1947
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Paul JR
1894–1984
Birth Location: Chicago Cook, Illinois, USA
PJ
Ira Vanvalkenburg
1891–1937
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
IV
Alfred Vanvalkenburg
1900–1971
Birth Location: Chicago Cook, Illinois, USA
AV

Amelia McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Amelia McDonald
1870–1957
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, IL, USA
Parents
John McDonald
1835–1929
New Hampshire
Virginia (Flinn) (McDonald)
1848–1929
Québec, Canada
Grandparents
Julia Lawler
1821–1899
Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Amelia McDonald's Descendants

1.
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Amelia (Loretta Dolly) McDonald (23 Apr 1870–24 Mar 1957) m. Paul (Edward Vanvalkenburgh) SR (NOV 18, 1867/68–6 Jan 1947)
  1. 1. Paul (Edward Vanvalkenburgh) JR 1894–1984 m. Evelyn (Johanna Wilhelmina) Nohr 1899–1975
    1. 1. Paul (Edward Vanvalkenburgh) iii 1926–2018 m. Lois (Betty) Biehler 1927–2020
  2. 2. Ira (Archibald) Vanvalkenburg 1891–1937 m. Loretta Kane 1895–1981
    1. 1. Carol (Loretta Vanvalkenburg (Simpson)) (McNiff) 1928–2022 m. Leighton (Vincent) McNeff 1924–1998 m. John (Lee) Simpson 1921–1999
    2. 2. Loretta Vanvalkenburg 1917–1917
    3. 3. Ira Vanvalkenburg 1919–2003 m. Lillian (Laurine Salat) (Vanvalkenburg) 1923–1950 m. Marcia (Bernice Wine) (Vanvalkenburg) 1934–2005
      1. 1. Nicholas (Vanvalkenburg lt) col 1943–2018
    4. 4. Paul (Edward) Vanvalkenburgh 1920–1974 m. Agnes (Helen) Nelson 1915–1978
  3. 3. Alfred (Lorraine) Vanvalkenburg 1900–1971

Amelia McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1870
23 Apr 1870
Birth of Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald in Chicago, Cook, IL, USA
Chicago, Cook, IL, USA
1957
24 Mar 1957
Age 87
Death of Amelia Loretta Dolly McDonald in Chicago, Cook, county Illinois
Chicago, Cook, county Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1870
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1957
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, county Illinois
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