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John DONALDSON 1725 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1725

Birth Location: Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Donaldson

Mother: Catherine Davis

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John DONALDSON was born in 1725 in Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of John Donaldson and Catherine Davis. John DONALDSON passed away in 1785 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John DONALDSON was born in 1725 in Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of John Donaldson and Catherine Davis.
  • John DONALDSON passed away in 1785 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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John DONALDSON's Ancestors

Self
John DONALDSON
1725 – 1785
Birth Place: Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
John Donaldson
1690 – 1736
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Catherine Davis
1718 – 1750
Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Patrick (John) Donaldson
1670 – 1725
Scotland
Jean Given
1665 – 1724
Ireland
David Davies
1680 – 1759
Lantwidvoryde, Glamorganshire, Wales
Martha Thomas
1690 – 1765
Welsh Tract, Pencader Hundred, Germany
Great-Grandparents
James Givan
1648 – 1723
Martha Round
1660 – 1730
Morgan David
1622 – 1694
Catherine Howell
1660 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Howell
1689 – 1709
Mary Husband
1661 – 1710

John DONALDSON's Timeline

2 Records

1725
7 Apr 1725
Birth of John DONALDSON in Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States
1785
1785
Age 60
Death of John DONALDSON in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1725
    Event Place: Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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