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William Macdonald 1780 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Lauchlin MacDonald

Mother: Morag MacDonald

Spouse(s): Sarah Hutchinson

Children(s): Moore MacDonald

William Macdonald was born in Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1780, to Lauchlin (Lachlan) MacDonald and Morag (Sarah) MacDonald. Later in life, William Macdonald married Sarah Hutchinson; among their children were Moore MacDonald. William Macdonald died in Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1857.

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Parents

Lauchlin MacDonald
1758 – 1822
Birth Location: Knoydart, Inverness, Scotland
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Morag MacDonald
1759 – 1867
Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hutchinson
1786 – 1851
Birth Location: Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Moore MacDonald
1809 – 1879
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1857
    Event Place: Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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