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Joseph Bernard MacDonald 1839–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1839

Birth Location: Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: Bef. 1891

Death Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Allan MacDonald

Mother: Christine Cameron

Spouse(s): Emma Smith

Children(s): Ruth MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Ann MacDonald

Joseph Bernard MacDonald was born in 1839 in Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Allan Macdonald And Christine Christy Cameron. In 1881, Joseph Bernard MacDonald resided in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joseph Bernard MacDonald married Emma Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ann Emma Macdonald, Mary Josephena Macdonald, Ruth Emilia Macdonald. Joseph Bernard MacDonald passed away in 1891 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Joseph Bernard MacDonald was born in 1839 in Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Allan Macdonald And Christine Christy Cameron.
  • In 1881, Joseph Bernard MacDonald resided in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Joseph Bernard MacDonald married Emma Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ann Emma Macdonald, Mary Josephena Macdonald, Ruth Emilia Macdonald.
  • Joseph Bernard MacDonald passed away in 1891 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph MacDonald's Ancestors

Self
Joseph MacDonald
1839–1891
Birth Place: Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Allan MacDonald
1790–1835
Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Christine ("Christy") Cameron
1795–1896
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Angus ((Aonghas) MacIain 'Og' of Guidale") MacDonald
1750–
Scotland
Mary MacEachern
1750–1791
Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ewen (Hugh) Cameron
1770–1856
Ft. William, Lochaber, Inverness, Scotland.
Margaret Gillis
1774–1863
Ceann Loch Morar, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John MacDonald
1715–1816
Helen Leslie
1715–
Dougald Cameron
1745–1784
Sine Stron
1745–1820
Donald Gillis
1750–1827
Catherine MacGillivray
1750–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Guidale
1707–
Ewen Cameron
1720–
Fear Stronlea
1725–
Donald MacGillivray
1720–1846
Mary
1720–1828

Joseph MacDonald's Descendants

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Joseph (Bernard) MacDonald (28 Apr 1839–Bef. 1891) m. Emma (Elizabeth) Smith (9 Aug 1847–27 Aug 1916)
  1. 1. Ruth (Emilia) MacDonald 1877–
  2. 2. Mary (Josephena) MacDonald 1874–
  3. 3. Ann (Emma) MacDonald 1875–

Joseph MacDonald's Timeline

4 Records

1839
28 Apr 1839
Birth of Joseph Bernard MacDonald in Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
1839
1 May 1839
Joseph Bernard MacDonald was baptized in St. Andrews, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
St. Andrews, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
1881
Age 42
Joseph Bernard MacDonald resided here in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
Bef. 1891
Age 52
Death of Joseph Bernard MacDonald in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1839
    Event Place: Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13166; Page: 16; Family No: 64
    [2] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905, Catholic Diocese of Antigonish; Nova Scotia, Canada; FHL Roll: 004113961
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 May 1839
    Event Place: St. Andrews, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905, Catholic Diocese of Antigonish; Nova Scotia, Canada; FHL Roll: 004113961

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13166; Page: 16; Family No: 64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1891
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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