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William McDonald Macdonald 1824 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1824

Birth Location: Wayne Co Ohio, USA

Death Date: 27 October 1899

Death Location: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA

Father: David MacDonald

Mother: Nancy McDonald

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cannon

Children(s): David Mcdonald, Edward McDonald, John Mcdonald, Samuel McDonald, John McDonald, William JR, Anna McDonald\Layman, Patrick McDonald, Nancy McDonald\Kirby, Margaret McDonald, Elizabeth Mcdonald, James Mcdonald, Abraham McDonald, Ulysses McDonald, Bessie Kirby

William McDonald Macdonald was born in 1824 in Wayne Co Ohio, USA, the child of David McDonald MacDonald and Nancy McDonald. In 1850, William McDonald Macdonald resided in Saline, Jefferson, Ohio, USA. William McDonald Macdonald married Elizabeth Cannon, and had children including David Mcdonald, Edward McDonald, John E Mcdonald, Samuel McDonald, John McDonald, William McDonald JR, Anna Mary McDonald\Layman, Patrick McDonald, Nancy M McDonald\Kirby, Margaret McDonald, Elizabeth Mcdonald, James Mcdonald, Abraham L. McDonald, Ulysses Grant Eugene McDonald, Bessie M Kirby. William McDonald Macdonald passed away in 1899 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • William McDonald Macdonald was born in 1824 in Wayne Co Ohio, USA, the child of David McDonald MacDonald and Nancy McDonald.
  • In 1850, William McDonald Macdonald resided in Saline, Jefferson, Ohio, USA.
  • William McDonald Macdonald married Elizabeth Cannon, and had children including David Mcdonald, Edward McDonald, John E Mcdonald, Samuel McDonald, John McDonald, William McDonald JR, Anna Mary McDonald\Layman, Patrick McDonald, Nancy M McDonald\Kirby, Margaret McDonald, Elizabeth Mcdonald, James Mcdonald, Abraham L. McDonald, Ulysses Grant Eugene McDonald, Bessie M Kirby.
  • William McDonald Macdonald passed away in 1899 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David MacDonald
1796 – 1870
Birth Location: Scotland
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Nancy McDonald
1802 – 1878
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cannon
1828 – 1896
Birth Location: Chard, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

David Mcdonald
1848 – 1928
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Edward McDonald
1849 –
Birth Location: –
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John Mcdonald
1850 – 1939
Birth Location: Ohio
JM
Samuel McDonald
1852 – 1925
Birth Location: Wisconsin
SM
John McDonald
1853 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
JM
William JR
1855 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
WJ
Anna McDonald\Layman
1857 – 1934
Birth Location: Wisconsin
AM
Patrick McDonald
1859 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
PM
Nancy McDonald\Kirby
1861 – 1909
Birth Location: Wisconsin
NM
Margaret McDonald
1862 – 1912
Birth Location: Wisconsin
MM
Elizabeth Mcdonald
1863 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
EM
James Mcdonald
1864 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
JM
Abraham McDonald
1867 – 1910
Birth Location: Wisconsin
AM
Ulysses McDonald
1870 – 1941
Birth Location: Wisconsin
UM
Bessie Kirby
1874 – 1941
Birth Location: Wisconsin
BK

William Macdonald's Ancestors

Self
William Macdonald
1824 – 1899
Birth Place: Wayne Co Ohio, USA
Parents
David McDonald MacDonald
1796 – 1870
Scotland
Nancy McDonald
1802 – 1878
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (MacDonald) (MacQueen)
1774 –
Kirkhill, Inverness, Scotland
Mary Chisholm
1753 –
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John (MacQueen)
1735 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Macdonald's Descendants

1.
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William (McDonald) Macdonald (13 November 1824 – 27 October 1899) m. Elizabeth Cannon (20 May 1828 – 1 February 1896)
  1. 1. David Mcdonald (abt 1848 – 16 Jun 1928)
  2. 2. Edward McDonald (Dec 1849 – )
  3. 3. John (E) Mcdonald (abt 1850 – 08 Apr 1939)
  4. 4. Samuel McDonald (abt 1852 – 1925)
  5. 5. John McDonald (1853 – )
  6. 6. William (McDonald) JR (abt 1855 – )
  7. 7. Anna (Mary) McDonald\Layman (Abt 1857 – 20 Dec 1934)
  8. 8. Patrick McDonald (1859 – )
  9. 9. Nancy (M) McDonald\Kirby (Aug 1861 – 9 Jul 1909)
  10. 10. Margaret McDonald (Jun 1862 – 17 Jun 1912) m. George (Albert) Adams (29 Dec 1864 – 13 Jun 1945)
    1. 1. Mabel (May) Adams (Jul 1886 – 3 Jan 1951)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (C) Baker (abt 1889 – 13 November 1944) m. Walter Baker (8 January 1882 – 1955)
      1. 1. George (Robert) Baker (14 Dec 1907 – 22 November 1988) m. Myrna (Matilda) King (18 Mar 1916 – 5 Feb 2009) m. Nina (Mildred) Shoemaker
        1. 1. carol (joyce) baker (12 Apr 1937 – 12 July 2017) m. james (william) Bell (20 Apr 1930 – 27 Nov 1993)
        2. 2. Robert Baker
        3. 3. Bonnie Johnson
        4. 4. Elizabeth
    3. 3. Lizzie Adams (Apr 1888 – )
  11. 11. Elizabeth Mcdonald (Abt 1863 – )
  12. 12. James Mcdonald (Abt 1864 – )
  13. 13. Abraham (L.) McDonald (May 1867 – 1910)
  14. 14. Ulysses (Grant Eugene) McDonald (6 Oct 1870 – 25 Jan 1941)
  15. 15. Bessie (M) Kirby (abt 1874 – 3 February 1941)

William Macdonald's Timeline

3 Records

1824
13 November 1824
Birth of William McDonald Macdonald in Wayne Co Ohio, USA
Wayne Co Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 26
William McDonald Macdonald resided here in Saline, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Saline, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
1899
27 October 1899
Age 75
Death of William McDonald Macdonald in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1824
    Event Place: Wayne Co Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Saline, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Saline, Jefferson, Ohio; Roll: 699; Page: 476b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1899
    Event Place: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
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