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John Johnston Donaldson 1850–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 April 1850

Birth Location: Howard County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 19 November 1916

Death Location: Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Thomas Donaldson

Mother: Mary Dorsey

Spouse(s): Ellen Shoemaker

Children(s): Miriam Donaldson

John Johnston Donaldson was born in 1850 in Howard County, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Donaldson And Mary Elizabeth Pickering Dorsey. In 1870, John Johnston Donaldson resided in District 1, Howard, Maryland, USA. John Johnston Donaldson married Ellen Shoemaker, and had children including Miriam Shoemaker Donaldson. John Johnston Donaldson passed away in 1916 in Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Johnston Donaldson was born in 1850 in Howard County, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Donaldson And Mary Elizabeth Pickering Dorsey.
  • In 1870, John Johnston Donaldson resided in District 1, Howard, Maryland, USA.
  • John Johnston Donaldson married Ellen Shoemaker, and had children including Miriam Shoemaker Donaldson.
  • John Johnston Donaldson passed away in 1916 in Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Donaldson's Ancestors

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John Donaldson
1850–1916
Birth Place: Howard County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Donaldson
1815–1877
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Pickering) Dorsey
1818–1900
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hammond Dorsey
1793–1823
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Pickering
1793–1819
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col II
1745–1829
Rebecca White
1754–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Donaldson's Descendants

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John (Johnston) Donaldson (21 April 1850–19 November 1916) m. Ellen Shoemaker (15 June 1860–14 October 1931)
  1. 1. Miriam (Shoemaker) Donaldson 1887–1980

John Donaldson's Timeline

3 Records

1850
21 April 1850
Birth of John Johnston Donaldson in Howard County, Maryland, USA
Howard County, Maryland, USA
1870
1870
Age 20
John Johnston Donaldson resided here in District 1, Howard, Maryland, USA
District 1, Howard, Maryland, USA
1916
19 November 1916
Age 66
Death of John Johnston Donaldson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 April 1850
    Event Place: Howard County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Howard, Maryland; Roll: M593_589; Page: 318B; Family History Library Film: 552088
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 1, Howard, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Howard, Maryland; Roll: M593_589; Page: 318B; Family History Library Film: 552088

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1916
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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