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James H Donaldson 1833–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1833

Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1887

Death Location: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Ebenezer Donaldson

Mother: Mary Huston

Spouse(s): Margaret Alexander

Children(s): William Donaldson, Ella Donaldson, Mary Donaldson

James H Donaldson was born in 1833 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ebenezer Donaldson And Mary Huston. James H Donaldson married Margaret Alexander, and had children including Ella May Donaldson, Mary Edith Donaldson, William Clarence Donaldson. James H Donaldson passed away in 1887 in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James H Donaldson was born in 1833 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ebenezer Donaldson And Mary Huston.
  • James H Donaldson married Margaret Alexander, and had children including Ella May Donaldson, Mary Edith Donaldson, William Clarence Donaldson.
  • James H Donaldson passed away in 1887 in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Donaldson
1795–1875
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Huston
1795–1854
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Alexander
1839–1887
Birth Location: Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
MA

Children(s)

William Donaldson
1858–1909
Birth Location: Pulaski, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
WD
Ella Donaldson
1861–1948
Birth Location: Pulaski, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
ED
Mary Donaldson
1874–1928
Birth Location: Pulaski, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
MD

James Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
James Donaldson
1833–1887
Birth Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Donaldson
1795–1875
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Huston
1795–1854
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Donaldson
1770–1832
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Mcclatchey
1769–1805
Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Donaldson
1744–1781
Martha Reynolds
1748–1782
James McClatchey
1740–1808
Jane McKnight
1741–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Donaldson
1708–1762
Janet
1712–1762
Jane McClatchey
–1808
John below
1688–1789

James Donaldson's Descendants

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James (H) Donaldson (21 Jan 1833–28 Nov 1887) m. Margaret Alexander (27 Oct 1839–18 Nov 1887)
  1. 1. William (Clarence) Donaldson 1858–1909 m. Bell Shaw 1862– m. Nancy (Bell) Miles 1855–1904
    1. 1. James (Miles) Donaldson 1891–1912
    2. 2. Warren (Arthur) Donaldson 1893–1988 m. Florence Beam 1896–1973
      1. 1. Virginia (Shirley) Donaldson 1930–2012
      2. 2. Marjorie (Jean) Donaldson 1928–2019 m. Warren (Lawrence) Benson 1917–2004
  2. 2. Ella (May) Donaldson 1861–1948
  3. 3. Mary (Edith) Donaldson 1874–1928

James Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1833
21 Jan 1833
Birth of James H Donaldson in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1887
28 Nov 1887
Age 54
Death of James H Donaldson in Pulaski, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Pulaski, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1833
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1887
    Event Place: Pulaski, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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