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Benjamin Franklin McDonald 1881–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1881

Birth Location: Clinton County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1962

Death Location: Gower, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Ethel McDonald

Children(s): Dorothy McDonald

Benjamin Franklin McDonald was born in 1881 in Clinton County, Missouri, USA, the child of Merritt Mcdonald And Miranda Wren. Benjamin Franklin McDonald married Ethel Mcdonald, and had children including Dorothy Mcdonald, Elizabeth Mcdonald, Lorene Mcdonald. Benjamin Franklin McDonald passed away in 1962 in Gower, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin McDonald was born in 1881 in Clinton County, Missouri, USA, the child of Merritt Mcdonald And Miranda Wren.
  • Benjamin Franklin McDonald married Ethel Mcdonald, and had children including Dorothy Mcdonald, Elizabeth Mcdonald, Lorene Mcdonald.
  • Benjamin Franklin McDonald passed away in 1962 in Gower, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Benjamin McDonald's Ancestors

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Benjamin McDonald
1881–1962
Birth Place: Clinton County, Missouri, USA
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Benjamin McDonald's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) McDonald (9 Apr 1881–1962) m. Ethel McDonald (1896–11 Jan 1986)
  1. 1. Dorothy McDonald 1914– m. Richard (E) Watkins 1912–

Benjamin McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1881
9 Apr 1881
Birth of Benjamin Franklin McDonald in Clinton County, Missouri, USA
Clinton County, Missouri, USA
1962
1962
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Franklin McDonald in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Clinton County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gower, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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