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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

The story of William Macdonald began in 1780 in Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Macdonald married Sarah Hutchinson, and had children including Moore MacDonald. William Macdonald passed away in 1857 in Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Macdonald began in 1780 in Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • William Macdonald married Sarah Hutchinson, and had children including Moore MacDonald.
  • William Macdonald passed away in 1857 in Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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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William Macdonald's Ancestors

Self
William Macdonald
1780 – 1857
Birth Place: Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Lauchlin (Lachlan) MacDonald
1758 – 1822
Knoydart, Inverness, Scotland
Morag ((Sarah)) MacDonald
1759 – 1867
North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Roderick ((Ruairi)) MacDonald
1722 – 1775
Scotland
Rachel ((nicGuilleasbuig)) MacKellar
1729 – 1803
Inverary, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Mcdonald
Christian Fraser
– 1734
Archibald MacKellar
1700 –
Cathrin Mckellar
1699 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Macdonald's Descendants

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William Macdonald (1780 – 1857) m. Sarah Hutchinson (25 Sep 1786 – 1851)
  1. 1. Moore MacDonald (1809 – July 11, 1879) m. Mary Mills (10 Feb 1811 – 10 Sep 1864)
    1. 1. Charles (Dewolfe) McDonald (23 Dec 1847 – 18 Feb 1936) m. SELINA (ELIZABETH) READ (1848 – 1930)
      1. 1. James (Reid) MacDonald (4 Apr 1878 – About 1960) m. Emma Henderson (abt 1876 – 5 Nov 1961)
        1. 1. Lorna (Jean) Stoddard (abt 1909 – 28 Nov 2007)
        2. 2. Lorna (Mc) Donald (abt 1909 – )
        3. 3. Gladys (Mc) Donald (abt 1910 – )
        4. 4. Gladys (Mc) Donald (abt 1910 – )
        5. 5. Clara (A) MacDonald (abt 1914 – 6 Feb 1990) m. Ray (V.) Keddy (24 Jul 1913 – 25 Apr 2006)

William Macdonald's Timeline

3 Records

1780
1780
Birth of William Macdonald in Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1800
1800
Age 20
William Macdonald was married in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1857
1857
Age 77
Death of William Macdonald in Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sunken Lake, Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

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

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

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