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Captain Edward McDonald 1761–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 October 1761

Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Ogle

Spouse(s): Keziah Stephens

Children(s): Jane McDonald, Louis McDonald, Joseph McDonald, Stephen McDonald, William McDonald, Mary McDonald, Nancy McDonald, Rhoda McDonald, Elizabeth McDonald, Margaret McDonald

Captain Edward McDonald was born in 1761 in Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Mcdonald Sr And Elizabeth Ogle. Captain Edward McDonald married Keziah Stephens, and had children including Elizabeth Mcdonald, Jane Mcdonald, Joseph Mcdonald, Louis Mcdonald, Margaret Mcdonald, Mary Mcdonald, Nancy Mcdonald, Rhoda Mcdonald, Stephen Mcdonald, William Mcdonald. Captain Edward McDonald passed away in 1835 in Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain Edward McDonald was born in 1761 in Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Mcdonald Sr And Elizabeth Ogle.
  • Captain Edward McDonald married Keziah Stephens, and had children including Elizabeth Mcdonald, Jane Mcdonald, Joseph Mcdonald, Louis Mcdonald, Margaret Mcdonald, Mary Mcdonald, Nancy Mcdonald, Rhoda Mcdonald, Stephen Mcdonald, William Mcdonald.
  • Captain Edward McDonald passed away in 1835 in Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Captain McDonald
1761–1835
Birth Place: Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph McDonald Sr
1722–1809
Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Elizabeth Ogle
1725–1795
White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Bryan (McDonald) II
1686–1757
County Wicklow, Ireland
Catherine (Priscilla) Shout-Robinson
1694–1760
White Clay Creek, New Castle County, Lower Counties on the D, Delaware, USA
Thomas Ogle
1666–1773
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Elizabeth Arskin
1693–1734
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Howell
1668–1750
John II
1649–1686
Elizabeth Wollaston
1650–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Howell
1638–1687
Katherine Thomas
1640–1695
John I
1621–1686
Eleanor Pringle
1625–1736
John I
1622–1705
Mary Mason
1627–1696

Captain McDonald's Descendants

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Captain (Edward) McDonald (30 October 1761–1835) m. Keziah Stephens (1768–1850)
  1. 1. Jane McDonald 1802–1880 m. Thomas Peery 1794–1860
    1. 1. Harriet (Jane) Peery 1822–1868 m. Augustus (A) Spotts 1810–1880
      1. 1. George (W. Lincoln) Spotts 1830–1868 m. Rebecca (Eugenia) Gatrell 1836–1915
        1. 1. Oscar (Francis) Spotts 1866–1937 m. Clara (Belle) Hodges 1867–1931
        2. 2. Charles (W.) Spotts 1860–1905 m. Hettie (L) Keys 1858–1920
    2. 2. Maria (Louisa) Peery 1819–1853
    3. 3. William (Edward) Peery 1825–1826
    4. 4. Thomas (Ritchie) Peery 1843–1864
  2. 2. Louis McDonald 1788–1820
  3. 3. Joseph McDonald 1789–1866
  4. 4. Stephen McDonald 1793–1851
  5. 5. William McDonald 1797–1863
  6. 6. Mary McDonald 1798–1878
  7. 7. Nancy McDonald 1799–1837
  8. 8. Rhoda McDonald 1805–1859
  9. 9. Elizabeth McDonald 1808–1880
  10. 10. Margaret McDonald 1812–1854

Captain McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1761
30 October 1761
Birth of Captain Edward McDonald in Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
1835
1835
Age 74
Death of Captain Edward McDonald in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
1835
1835
Age 74
Burial of Captain Edward McDonald in mcdonald family cemetery, Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
mcdonald family cemetery, Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 October 1761
    Event Place: Buffalo Gap, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 20322.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: mcdonald family cemetery, Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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