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Robert "Robin" McDonald 1738–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 Dec 1820

Death Location: St Clair County, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry McDonald

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Jane McDonald

Children(s): Martha McDonald, Mary McDonald, William McDonald, Adam McDonald, Margaret McDonald

In 1738, Robert "Robin" McDonald entered the world in Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Henry Mcdonald And Mary Murphy Brown. In 1810, Robert "Robin" McDonald resided in Randolph and St Clair Counties, Illinois, USA. Robert "Robin" McDonald married Jane Jean Glenholmes Mcdonald, and had children including Adam Mcdonald, Isabella Mcdonald, Katherine Mcdonald, Margaret Peggy Mcdonald, Martha Mcdonald, Mary Mcdonald, William Mcdonald. Robert "Robin" McDonald passed away in 1820 in St Clair County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, Robert "Robin" McDonald entered the world in Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Henry Mcdonald And Mary Murphy Brown.
  • In 1810, Robert "Robin" McDonald resided in Randolph and St Clair Counties, Illinois, USA.
  • Robert "Robin" McDonald married Jane Jean Glenholmes Mcdonald, and had children including Adam Mcdonald, Isabella Mcdonald, Katherine Mcdonald, Margaret Peggy Mcdonald, Martha Mcdonald, Mary Mcdonald, William Mcdonald.
  • Robert "Robin" McDonald passed away in 1820 in St Clair County, Illinois, USA.

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Robert McDonald's Ancestors

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Robert McDonald
1738–1820
Birth Place: Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry McDonald
1711–1780
Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Murphy) Brown
1713–
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert McDonald's Descendants

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Robert ("Robin") McDonald (1738–14 Dec 1820) m. Jane ((Jean) Glenholmes) McDonald (about 1750–1827)
  1. 1. Martha McDonald 1787–1860 m. Andrew (B) McFerron 1788–1843
    1. 1. James (Milles) McFerron 1818–1878 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Eliza") Kick 1831–1892
      1. 1. Samuel (Edward) McFerron 1859–1940 m. Harriet (("Hattie")) VanPelt 1863–1956
        1. 1. Samuel (Oral) McFerron 1895–1982 m. Mamie (Katherine) Smith 1896–1985
        2. 2. Warren McFerron 1887–1975
        3. 3. Viola (Leslie) McFerron 1890–1958
        4. 4. Edith (L.) McFerron 1891–1987
        5. 5. Ella (F) McFerron 1899–1995
        6. 6. Luther (A) McFerron 1904–1984
        7. 7. Clara (Ruth McFerron) Hall 1893–1969
        8. 8. Ruth McFerron 1893–
        9. 9. Clara (R) McFerron 1894–
      2. 2. Lucinda McFerron 1854–1935
      3. 3. Henry (Alferd) McFerron 1862–1936
      4. 4. James (R.) McFerron 1866–
      5. 5. Mary (Catherine) McFerron 1852–1869
      6. 6. John (William) McFerron 1857–1936
      7. 7. James (Robert) Mcferron 1866–1935
      8. 8. Thomas McFerron 1857–
    2. 2. Jane McFerron 1819–1852
    3. 3. John McFerron 1821–1852
    4. 4. Robert (D) McFerron 1822–1869
    5. 5. William McFerron 1823–1897
    6. 6. Samuel McFerron 1825–
    7. 7. Adam (Houston) McFerron 1831–1887
    8. 8. Lucinda McFerron 1816–1895
    9. 9. Edward McFerron 1830–1887
  2. 2. Mary McDonald 1785–1860
  3. 3. William McDonald 1785–1847
  4. 4. Adam McDonald 1790–1845
  5. 5. Margaret ((Peggy)) McDonald 1790–1819

Robert McDonald's Timeline

4 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Robert "Robin" McDonald in Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1810
1810
Age 72
Robert "Robin" McDonald resided here in Randolph and St Clair Counties, Illinois, USA
Randolph and St Clair Counties, Illinois, USA
1811
1811
Age 73
Robert "Robin" McDonald resided here in USA
USA
1820
14 Dec 1820
Age 82
Death of Robert "Robin" McDonald in St Clair County, Illinois, USA
St Clair County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Savannah, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Savannah, Georgia; Year: 1778; Page Number: 266

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Randolph and St Clair Counties, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 7; Page Number: 323; Family Number: 31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1820
    Event Place: St Clair County, Illinois, USA

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