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Sarah McDonald 1860–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1860

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 03 NOV 1915

Death Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Father: Donald McDonald

Mother: Isabella Bennett

Spouse(s): Colin McGillvary

Children(s): Emma McGillvary, Joseph MacGillivray, Gwendelina McGillvary, Francis McGillvary, Rannell McGillvary, Mary McGillvary, Edourd Macgillivray, Colin Macgillivray, Jone Macgillivray

The story of Sarah McDonald began in 1860 in Nova Scotia. Sarah McDonald married Colin Mcgillvary, and had children including Colin Macgillivray, Edourd Macgillivray, Emma Mcgillvary, Francis Mcgillvary, Gwendelina Mcgillvary, Jone Macgillivray, Joseph Angus Macgillivray, Mary Mcgillvary, Rannell Mcgillvary. Sarah McDonald passed away in 1915 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah McDonald began in 1860 in Nova Scotia.
  • Sarah McDonald married Colin Mcgillvary, and had children including Colin Macgillivray, Edourd Macgillivray, Emma Mcgillvary, Francis Mcgillvary, Gwendelina Mcgillvary, Jone Macgillivray, Joseph Angus Macgillivray, Mary Mcgillvary, Rannell Mcgillvary.
  • Sarah McDonald passed away in 1915 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Sarah McDonald
1860–1915
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
Donald McDonald
1834–
Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Isabella Bennett
1832–
Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Angus Macdonald
1803–1873
4 Tobson, Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Rachel Maciver
1803–1894
Tobson, Great Bernera, Uig, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United kingdom
Christian Macdonald
1811–1897
uie,rossshire, Lewis
Neil (MacDonald 3) Tobson
1806–1898
3 Tobson, Bernera, Uig, Ross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Murdo MacDonald
1764–1869
Jannet MacKenzie
1776–1865
John Maciver
1765–1855
Margaret MacRitchie
1770–
Donald Macdonald
1790–1855
Catherine MacNeil
1791–1865
Neil Macdonald
1761–1845
Christian 🧬
1765–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John MacDonald
1739–1768
Margaret Campbell
1739–1768
James McGILLESPICK
1742–
Katherine LOBAN
1746–
John Iver
1742–
Ann Gollan
1743–
NEIL Macdonald
1730–1819
Catherine MACAULAY
1730–
Mary MacAskill
1740–1841

Sarah McDonald's Descendants

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Sarah McDonald (abt 1860–03 NOV 1915) m. Colin McGillvary (abt 1857–)
  1. 1. Emma McGillvary 1880– m. William Whalen 1878–
  2. 2. Joseph (Angus) MacGillivray 1890–1934 m. Ellen Fultz 1895–1976
    1. 1. Helen (Sarah) Macgillivray 1922–2012 m. Alfred (Abraham) Julien 1921–2012
    2. 2. Frances Macgillivray 1924–2019 m. William (Joseph) Wood –1984
    3. 3. Jean Macgillivray 1918–2010 m. Charles (Meredith) Shankel 1918–2010
    4. 4. Gertrude (Ruth) MacGillivray 1926–2005
  3. 3. Gwendelina McGillvary 1888–
  4. 4. Francis McGillvary 1882–
  5. 5. Rannell McGillvary 1886–
  6. 6. Mary McGillvary 1884–
  7. 7. Edourd Macgillivray 1887–
  8. 8. Colin Macgillivray 1897–
  9. 9. Jone Macgillivray 1895–

Sarah McDonald's Timeline

6 Records

1857
29 Nov 1857
Sarah McDonald was baptized in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
1860
abt 1860
Birth of Sarah McDonald in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1877
04 May 1877
Age 17
Sarah McDonald was married in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 31
Sarah McDonald resided here in Ward 6c, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ward 6c, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 41
Sarah McDonald resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1915
03 NOV 1915
Age 55
Death of Sarah McDonald in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1860
    Event Place: Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Halifax (CityCité) WardQuartier No 6, Halifax (CityCité), Nova Scotia; Page: 20; Family No: 192
    [3] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905
    [4] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905
    [2] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 May 1877
    Event Place: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ward 6c, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Halifax (CityCité) WardQuartier No 6, Halifax (CityCité), Nova Scotia; Page: 20; Family No: 192

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 NOV 1915
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

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