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Roderick Joseph MacDonald 1862–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1862

Birth Location: Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 10 Sep 1940

Death Location: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John MacDonald

Mother: Christine Matheson

Spouse(s): Mary Gillis, Mary MacNeil

Children(s): Michael MacDonald, John MacDonald, Daniel MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, James MacDonald, Theresa MacDonald, Lauchlin MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald, Joseph MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Christina MacDonald

Roderick Joseph MacDonald was born in 1862 in Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John Big John Macdonald And Christine Christie Matheson. In 1871, Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1881, Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. Roderick Joseph MacDonald married Mary Agnes Gillis, Mary Elizabeth Macneil, and had children including Catherine Ann Macdonald, Christina Mary Macdonald, Daniel Allan Macdonald, James Andrew Macdonald, John Alexander Macdonald, Joseph Roderick Macdonald, Lauchlin Anthony Macdonald, Mary Josephine Macdonald, Mary Margaret Macdonald, Michael Alexander Macdonald, Theresa Agnes Macdonald. Roderick Joseph MacDonald passed away in 1940 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Roderick Joseph MacDonald was born in 1862 in Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John Big John Macdonald And Christine Christie Matheson.
  • In 1871, Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1881, Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Roderick Joseph MacDonald married Mary Agnes Gillis, Mary Elizabeth Macneil, and had children including Catherine Ann Macdonald, Christina Mary Macdonald, Daniel Allan Macdonald, James Andrew Macdonald, John Alexander Macdonald, Joseph Roderick Macdonald, Lauchlin Anthony Macdonald, Mary Josephine Macdonald, Mary Margaret Macdonald, Michael Alexander Macdonald, Theresa Agnes Macdonald.
  • Roderick Joseph MacDonald passed away in 1940 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Roderick MacDonald's Ancestors

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Roderick MacDonald
1862–1940
Birth Place: Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John "Big John" MacDonald
1815–1893
Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Christine ("Christie") Matheson
1830–1901
Grand River, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Allan MacDonald
1790–1835
Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Christine ("Christy") Cameron
1795–1896
Scotland, United Kingdom
Roderick Matheson
1796–1892
Plockton, Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland
Margaret ("Peggie") Chisholm
1798–
Loch Carron, Ross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Angus MacDonald
1750–
Mary MacEachern
1750–1791
Ewen Cameron
1770–1856
Margaret Gillis
1774–1863
Kenneth Chisholm
1768–1845
2nd-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

Roderick MacDonald's Descendants

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Roderick (Joseph) MacDonald (28 Apr 1862–10 Sep 1940) m. Mary (Agnes) Gillis (25 May 1875–26 Jul 1950) m. Mary (Elizabeth) MacNeil (27 Aug 1873–06 Feb 1902)
  1. 1. Michael (Alexander) MacDonald 1900–1988
  2. 2. John (Alexander) MacDonald 1901–1964
  3. 3. Daniel (Allan) MacDonald 1911–1930
  4. 4. Mary (Margaret) MacDonald 1913–2008
  5. 5. James (Andrew) MacDonald 1908–1984
  6. 6. Theresa (Agnes) MacDonald 1915–2005
  7. 7. Lauchlin (Anthony) MacDonald 1905–1999
  8. 8. Catherine (Ann) MacDonald 1906–1997
  9. 9. Joseph (Roderick) MacDonald 1910–1994
  10. 10. Mary (Josephine) MacDonald 1904–1968 m. John (Archibald) MacNeil 1895–
  11. 11. Christina (Mary) MacDonald 1900–1975 m. Lawrence (Alga) Young 1896–1974
    1. 1. Roderick (Bernard) Young 1928–1988
    2. 2. Evelyn (A.) Young 1941–1991
    3. 3. Francis (James) Young 1930–1995
    4. 4. Joseph (Allan) Young 1931–1987
    5. 5. Mary (Agnes) Young 1932–2015

Roderick MacDonald's Timeline

7 Records

1862
28 Apr 1862
Birth of Roderick Joseph MacDonald in Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1871
1871
Age 9
Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
1881
Age 19
Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided here in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 29
Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided here in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 49
Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided here in Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 59
Roderick Joseph MacDonald resided here in Borden St, Sydney Ward 6, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Borden St, Sydney Ward 6, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1940
10 Sep 1940
Age 78
Death of Roderick Joseph MacDonald in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada
    [3] 1871 Census of Canada
    [4] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 28 - Louisburg Town, Havenside, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia; Page: 18; Family No: 200

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 28 - Louisburg Town, Havenside, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia; Page: 18; Family No: 200

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Borden St, Sydney Ward 6, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 40; Census Place: 40, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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