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Donald Mcalister MacDonald 1542 – 1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 FEB 1645

Death Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Angus MacDonald

Mother: Janet Maclean

Spouse(s): Margaret MacDonald

Children(s): Alastair MacAlister, Donald MacAlister, John MacAlister, John MacAlister, Alastair MacAlister, Katherine MacAlister, Janet MacAlister

According to available records, Donald Mcalister MacDonald was born in 1542 in Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Angus Macalister MacDonald and Janet Maclean. Following those early years, Donald Mcalister MacDonald married Margaret MacDonald, and their family grew to include Alastair Dearg MacAlister, Donald Gorm MacAlister, John Mor MacAlister, John Og MacAlister, Alastair Mor MacAlister, Katherine MacAlister and Janet MacAlister. In the later years of life, Donald Mcalister MacDonald died in 1645 in Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Angus MacDonald
1518 – 1574
Birth Location: Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Maclean
1522 –
Birth Location: Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret MacDonald
1540 –
Birth Location: Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Alastair MacAlister
1559 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Donald MacAlister
1561 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John MacAlister
1562 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John MacAlister
1564 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alastair MacAlister
1566 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katherine MacAlister
1569 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet MacAlister
1571 –
Birth Location: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1542
    Event Place: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 FEB 1645
    Event Place: Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

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