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James McDonald 1838 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1838

Birth Location: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America

Death Date: 16 January 1914

Death Location: Bowne Center, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Andrew McDonald

Mother: Ann Moore

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In 1838, James McDonald entered the world in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America, born to Andrew McDonald and Ann Moore. In 1850, James McDonald resided in Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA. James McDonald passed away in 1914 in Bowne Center, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1838, James McDonald entered the world in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America, born to Andrew McDonald and Ann Moore.
  • In 1850, James McDonald resided in Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA.
  • James McDonald passed away in 1914 in Bowne Center, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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James McDonald's Ancestors

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James McDonald
1838 – 1914
Birth Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
Parents
Andrew McDonald
1798 – 1878
Athboy, Meath, Ireland
Ann Moore
1811 – 1879
Ireland
Grandparents
Andrew (McDonald) McDonnell
1770 – 1850
Athboy, Meath, Ireland
Bridget Sweeney
1775 – 1840
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Brien McDonald
1753 –
Bridget Hamel
1754 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laughlin Hamel
1732 –
Catherine Carragher
1734 –

James McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1838
20 September 1838
Birth of James McDonald in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 12
James McDonald resided here in Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA
Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA
1914
16 January 1914
Age 76
Death of James McDonald in Bowne Center, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Bowne Center, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1838
    Event Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1914
    Event Place: Bowne Center, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caledonia, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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