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Archibald Macdonald 1823–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1823

Birth Location: Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 5 Apr 1881

Death Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Father: Archibald Macdonald

Mother: Catherine Boswell

Spouse(s): Jane Wright

Children(s): Katharine MacDonald^, Col. MacDonald, Capt. BCI, Dr. MacDonald

In 1823, Archibald Macdonald entered the world in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, born to Archibald Macdonald And Catherine Boswell. Archibald Macdonald married Jane Ann Wright, and had children including Capt Walter Macdonald Bci, Col Archibald Henry Macdonald, Dr Albert Angus Macdonald, Katharine Elizabeth Macdonald. Archibald Macdonald passed away in 1881 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Archibald Macdonald entered the world in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, born to Archibald Macdonald And Catherine Boswell.
  • Archibald Macdonald married Jane Ann Wright, and had children including Capt Walter Macdonald Bci, Col Archibald Henry Macdonald, Dr Albert Angus Macdonald, Katharine Elizabeth Macdonald.
  • Archibald Macdonald passed away in 1881 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Macdonald
1787–1872
Birth Location: Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
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Catherine Boswell
1806–1881
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jane Wright
1819–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Katharine MacDonald^
1854–1923
Birth Location: Cobourg, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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Col. MacDonald
1848–1920
Birth Location: Cobourg, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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Capt. BCI
1858–1900
Birth Location: Guelph, Guelph Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
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Dr. MacDonald
1851–1944
Birth Location: Cobourg, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
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Archibald Macdonald's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Macdonald
1823–1881
Birth Place: Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Archibald Macdonald
1787–1872
Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Catherine Boswell
1806–1881
Grandparents
Capt. (John McDonald Of) Garth
1745–1790
Gart , Garth, Perthshire, Scotland
Magdalen (("Maddie")) Small,
1745–1787
Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Capt. (1753-1777)
1725–1777
Katharine Wilson,
1707–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Macdonald's Descendants

1.
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Archibald Macdonald (7 Aug 1823–5 Apr 1881) m. Jane (Ann) Wright (1819–)
  1. 1. Katharine (Elizabeth) MacDonald^ 1854–1923
  2. 2. Col. (Archibald Henry) MacDonald 1848–1920
  3. 3. Capt. (Walter MacDonald) BCI 1858–1900
  4. 4. Dr. (Albert Angus) MacDonald 1851–1944 m. Francis (Elizabeth) Beardmore 1854–1930
    1. 1. Albert (Angus) Macdonald 1877–1947 m. Leila (Thorpe) Hanson 1881–1944
      1. 1. Albert (Angus) Macdonald 1904–
      2. 2. Edwin (Charles Gart) Macdonald 1911–
      3. 3. Archibald (Thorpe) Macdonald 1913–1993
    2. 2. Archibald (Walter) MacDonald 1889–1916
    3. 3. Francis (Wharton Gart) Macdonald 1882–
    4. 4. Helen (Augusta Beatrice) MacDonald 1879–1964

Archibald Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1823
7 Aug 1823
Birth of Archibald Macdonald in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
1881
5 Apr 1881
Age 58
Death of Archibald Macdonald in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1823
    Event Place: Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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