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Walter Lerne Macdonald 1882–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1882

Birth Location: Saint John, New Brunswick

Death Date: 16 Dec 1916

Death Location: Ship torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Malta

Father: John Macdonald

Mother: Rosella Coady

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The story of Walter Lerne Macdonald began in 1882 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Walter Lerne Macdonald passed away in 1916 in Ship torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Malta.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Lerne Macdonald began in 1882 in Saint John, New Brunswick.
  • Walter Lerne Macdonald passed away in 1916 in Ship torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Malta.

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Walter Macdonald's Ancestors

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Walter Macdonald
1882–1916
Birth Place: Saint John, New Brunswick
Parents
John Angus Macdonald
1854–1900
Antigonish, N.S., Nova Scotia, Canada
Rosella (Mary) Coady
1859–1883
Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John Macdonald
1833–1871
Antigonish, N.S.
Catherine McInnis
1822–1873
Cape St George, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas Cody
–1882
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Teresa Berrigan
1839–1898
Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Great-Grandparents
* Coady
1795–1872
Catherine McDonald
1796–1868
John Berrigan
1810–1874
Rosella O'Reilly
1810–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Williams
1783–1847

Walter Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1882
3 Jul 1882
Birth of Walter Lerne Macdonald in Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick
1916
16 Dec 1916
Age 34
Death of Walter Lerne Macdonald in Ship torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Malta
Ship torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Malta

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Saint John, New Brunswick
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Web: Canada, Virtual War Memorial Index, 1900-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Ship torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Malta
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Web: Canada, Virtual War Memorial Index, 1900-2014

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