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James MacDonald 1811 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Cape mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alexander MacDonald

Mother: Margaret MacDonald

Spouse(s): Margaret Gillis

Children(s):

It was in 1811 that James MacDonald was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a child of Alexander "Big Sandy" MacDonald and Margaret (Peggy) MacDonald. James MacDonald went on to marry Margaret Gillis. James MacDonald was deceased by 1848 in Cape mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

Alexander MacDonald
1780 – 1858
Birth Location: Kinlochmoidart, Scotland
AM
Margaret MacDonald
1784 – 1875
Birth Location: Arisaig, Antigonish County, NS, Canada
MM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Gillis
Birth Location: –
MG

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1811
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1848
    Event Place: Cape mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
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