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Peter Donaldson 1771 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1771

Birth Location: Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States

Death Date: 31 Oct 1858

Death Location: Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States

Father: John Donaldson

Mother: JANE (LEANE)

Spouse(s): Catharina Clute

Children(s): Adam Donaldson

Peter Donaldson was born in 1771 in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States, the child of John Donaldson and JANE (JANNETTE) LANE (LEANE). Peter Donaldson married Catharina G Clute, and had children including Adam E. Donaldson. Peter Donaldson passed away in 1858 in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter Donaldson was born in 1771 in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States, the child of John Donaldson and JANE (JANNETTE) LANE (LEANE).
  • Peter Donaldson married Catharina G Clute, and had children including Adam E. Donaldson.
  • Peter Donaldson passed away in 1858 in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Donaldson
1743 – 1810
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, USA -(orNorthern, Ireland
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JANE (LEANE)
1745 – 1823
Birth Location: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catharina Clute
1777 – 1877
Birth Location: Waterford, Saratoga, New York
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Children(s)

Adam Donaldson
1809 – 1897
Birth Location: Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
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Peter Donaldson's Ancestors

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Peter Donaldson
1771 – 1858
Birth Place: Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States
Parents
John Donaldson
1743 – 1810
Albany, Albany, New York, USA -(orNorthern, Ireland
JANE ((JANNETTE) LANE) (LEANE)
1745 – 1823
Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Ban) Donaldson
1691 – 1776
Down, Down, Ireland
Alice (Fletcher) McIlveen
1687 – 1769
Dufferin, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret Clute
1697 – 1785
Kingston, Ulster County, New York
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Donaldson's Descendants

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Peter Donaldson (17 Mar 1771 – 31 Oct 1858) m. Catharina (G) Clute (8 Sep 1777 – 26 Feb 1877)
  1. 1. Adam (E.) Donaldson (22 May 1809 – 31 Mar 1897) m. Rachael Hooghkerk (16 Oct 1808 – 02 Apr 1893)
    1. 1. *Catherine (Rachel) Donaldson (26 Jul 1842 – 25 Nov 1904) m. Henry (Lombard) Winrow (18 Jan 1842 – 20 May 1905)
      1. 1. Elsie (Eugenia) Winrow (14 Jul 1882 – 24 Jun 1969) m. Thomas Watkins (04 Oct 1877 – 13 Mar 1964)
        1. 1. Clarabel (Marie) Watkins (6 Mar 1902 – 20 May 1982)
        2. 2. Dorothy (Hannah) Watkins (18 Dec 1903 – 20 Jun 1992)
        3. 3. Harry (Thomas) Watkins (21 Feb 1906 – 20 Jul 1971)
        4. 4. Russell (George) Watkins (14 Apr 1907 – 11 Oct 1972)
        5. 5. Bernace (Mildred "Bunny") Watkins (6 Nov 1909 – 4 Jun 1978)
        6. 6. Arvilla (Sadie) Watkins (28 May 1912 – 14 Mar 1978) m. Howard (Crandall) McFate (10 June 1913 – 11 Sep 1970)
        7. 7. Gertrude (Fanny "Gert") Watkins (24 Feb 1915 – 08 Apr 1969)
        8. 8. Donald (Wayne) Watkins (12 Sep 1918 – 11 Apr 1944)
        9. 9. Merle (Eugene) Watkins (1 Apr 1921 – 9 Apr 2001)
        10. 10. Betty (Jane) Watkins (6 Aug 1922 – 19 Sep 2018)
        11. 11. Thomas (Henry) Watkins (17 Nov 1925 – 18 Jul 2023)

Peter Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1771
17 Mar 1771
Birth of Peter Donaldson in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States
Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States
1858
31 Oct 1858
Age 87
Death of Peter Donaldson in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States
Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1771
    Event Place: Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States
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