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William J Mc Donald 1837–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1837

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Death Date: 13 Dec 1915

Death Location: San Francisco, California, USA

Father: John McDonald

Mother: Melissa Wessels

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In 1837, William J Mc Donald entered the world in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, born to John Small Mcdonald And Melissa Wessels. William J Mc Donald passed away in 1915 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1837, William J Mc Donald entered the world in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, born to John Small Mcdonald And Melissa Wessels.
  • William J Mc Donald passed away in 1915 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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William Donald's Ancestors

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William Donald
1837–1915
Birth Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Parents
John Small McDonald
1788–1865
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Melissa Wessels
1798–
New York City, New York, New York
Grandparents
Richard (Burnside) Wessels
1763–1804
New York
Catherine Vaughn
1771–1833
New York, New York (Probably)
Great-Grandparents
James Wessels
1726–
Catharina Deursen
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Deursen
1700–1770
Geertje Minthorne
1703–1790

William Donald's Timeline

2 Records

1837
Jan 1837
Birth of William J Mc Donald in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
1915
13 Dec 1915
Age 78
Death of William J Mc Donald in San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1837
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1915
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA

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