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Hugh McDonald 1839 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1839

Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 Jul 1907

Death Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Hugh McDonald

Mother: Mary Cluness

Spouse(s): Anne Cluness

Children(s): Hugh McDonald, Mary McDonald, Annie McDonald, David McDonald, William McDonald, William McDonald, Hugh McDonald, Baby McDonald, Sidney McDonald, "Flossie" McDonald

In 1839, Hugh McDonald entered the world in East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, born to Hugh McDonald and Mary Cluness. In 1852, Hugh McDonald resided in Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario),. In 1861, Hugh McDonald resided in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Hugh McDonald married Anne Cluness, and had children including Hugh Cluness McDonald, Mary McDonald, Annie Bell McDonald, David Cluness McDonald, William John McDonald, William James McDonald, Hugh Alexander McDonald, Baby McDonald, Sidney McDonald, "Flossie" Isabella "Bella" Douglas McDonald. Hugh McDonald passed away in 1907 in East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Hugh McDonald entered the world in East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, born to Hugh McDonald and Mary Cluness.
  • In 1852, Hugh McDonald resided in Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario),.
  • In 1861, Hugh McDonald resided in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
  • Hugh McDonald married Anne Cluness, and had children including Hugh Cluness McDonald, Mary McDonald, Annie Bell McDonald, David Cluness McDonald, William John McDonald, William James McDonald, Hugh Alexander McDonald, Baby McDonald, Sidney McDonald, "Flossie" Isabella "Bella" Douglas McDonald.
  • Hugh McDonald passed away in 1907 in East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh McDonald
1792 – 1862
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Mary Cluness
1797 – 1867
Birth Location: Croy and Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Cluness
1847 – 1892
Birth Location: East Williams, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Hugh McDonald
1868 – 1937
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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Mary McDonald
1871 – 1925
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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Annie McDonald
1874 – 1930
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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David McDonald
1876 – 1953
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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William McDonald
1879 – 1880
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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William McDonald
1881 – 1951
Birth Location: Middlesex, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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Hugh McDonald
1882 –
Birth Location: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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Baby McDonald
1886 – 1886
Birth Location: East william township
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Sidney McDonald
1888 –
Birth Location: Caradoc, Ontario, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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"Flossie" McDonald
1889 – 1950
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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Hugh McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Hugh McDonald
1839 – 1907
Birth Place: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Hugh McDonald
1792 – 1862
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Mary Cluness
1797 – 1867
Croy and Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland
Grandparents
William McDonald
Janet McIntyre
John Clunas
1753 – 1847
Of Grange, Dyke, Moray, Scotland
Isabella (Alexander) Douglas
1761 – 1820
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Clunas
1719 – 1823
Janet Maver
1720 –
William Douglass
Mary Muirson
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clunas
1683 – 1785
Elsperth Garden
1686 –

Hugh McDonald's Descendants

1.
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Hugh McDonald (26 Jul 1839 – 25 Jul 1907) m. Anne Cluness (10 Mar 1847 – 22 Mar 1892)
  1. 1. Hugh (Cluness) McDonald (29 Nov 1868 – 5 Nov 1937) m. Annie (Bligh) Higman (16 Feb 1881 – 20 May 1950)
    1. 1. Hugh (Higman) McDonald (19 Sep 1922 – 13 Feb 1989)
  2. 2. Mary McDonald (26 Jul 1871 – 10 Jan 1925)
  3. 3. Annie (Bell) McDonald (24 Aug 1874 – about 1930) m. Neil McIntyre (16 Aug 1871 – )
    1. 1. Ila (Anna Belle) McIntyre (07 May 1906 – 1960)
    2. 2. Erma (L) McIntyre (July 1908 – )
    3. 3. Donald (Hugh) McIntyre (10 Jun 1910 – )
    4. 4. Ethel (May) McIntyre (1913 – About 1970)
    5. 5. Neil McIntyre (1917 – About 1980)
    6. 6. David (Graham) McIntyre (abt 1917 – )
      1. 1. Beth McIntyre
  4. 4. David (Cluness) McDonald (Sept 19, 1876 – 1953) m. Margaret (May) Campbell (20 May 1882 – 11 Jun 1986)
    1. 1. John ("Jack" Campbell) MacDonald (24 Nov 1907 – Aug 1974) m. Margaret (Evelyn "Birdie") McKay (Jun 1910 – Jun 1983)
      1. 1. Dennis (Alexander) MacDonald (1938 – 1969)
      2. 2. John (A) MacDonald (6 Sep 1939 – 9 Oct 2024) m. Harstad
        1. 1. roisheenii MacDonald
    2. 2. David (Earle") MacDonald (13 Oct 1909 – 28 Aug 1927)
    3. 3. Margaret (Isobell) MacDonald (13 Oct 1909 – 1961) m. Neville (Howard) Evely (18 May 1911 – )
    4. 4. Audrey (May) MacDonald (21 Jul 1911 – 29 Feb 1984)
    5. 5. Donald (Clunes) MacDonald (5 Jun 1916 – Aug 1988)
    6. 6. Wilburt (Alan) MacDonald (23 Feb 1919 – 28 Mar 1919)
    7. 7. Lorraine MacDonald (25 Jun 1923 – 5 Jun 2014) m. Alan Sweatman (9 Dec1920 – 10 Apr 2012)
  5. 5. William (John) McDonald (25 May 1879 – 2 Apr 1880)
  6. 6. William (James) McDonald (25 Jun 1881 – 21 Jun 1951) m. Helena (Mabel) Bennett (25 Jan 1885 – 1972)
    1. 1. John (Alexander) McDonald (11 Jul 1911 – 20 Feb 1914)
    2. 2. Margaret (Helen) McDonald (1915 – 4 Aug 1915)
    3. 3. Genevra (Myrtle) McDonald (10 May 1919 – 13 Dec 2004) m. Watson
      1. 1. Watson
        1. 1. William Watson
  7. 7. Hugh (Alexander) McDonald (27 Mar 1882 – ) m. Hanna
  8. 8. Baby McDonald (5 Jul 1886 – 18 Jul 1886)
  9. 9. Sidney McDonald (Abt 1888 – )
  10. 10. "Flossie" (Isabella "Bella" Douglas) McDonald (17 Jan 1889 – Abt 1950) m. William McLaughlin (Jan 1881 – )
    1. 1. William (Douglas) McLaughlin (1919 – 1994)
      1. 1. David McLaughlin
    2. 2. Catherine McLaughlin m. Bergdahl
      1. 1. Trish Bergdahl m. Dola
        1. 1. Tyler Dola

Hugh McDonald's Timeline

7 Records

1839
26 Jul 1839
Birth of Hugh McDonald in East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
1852
1852
Age 13
Hugh McDonald resided here in Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 22
Hugh McDonald resided here in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
1871
1871
Age 32
Hugh McDonald resided here in Howard
Howard
1891
1891
Age 52
Hugh McDonald resided here in Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 62
Hugh McDonald resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1907
25 Jul 1907
Age 68
Death of Hugh McDonald in East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1839
    Event Place: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11737; Page: 45; Line: 41
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dumfries North, Waterloo South, Ontario; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 261
    [3] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 98
    [4] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1051
    [5] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Williams (East/est), Middlesex (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 32
    [7] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 131
    [8] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Williams, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11737; Page: 45; Line: 41

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1051

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Howard
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dumfries North, Waterloo South, Ontario; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 261
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 98

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Williams (East/est), Middlesex (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 32

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1907
    Event Place: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 131
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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