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William MacDonald 1865–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1865

Birth Location: New Brunswick

Death Date: 18 Dec 1948

Death Location: Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Robert McDonald

Mother: Catharine McLean

Spouse(s): Christina Sullivan

Children(s): John *, Robert *, Catherine *, Georgina MacDonald, Ada MACDONALD, Christina *, Archibald *, Ann MACDONALD, Allen MACDONALD, Loraine Mcdonald, Loraine Mcdonald, Ardis MacDonald, William MacDonald, Annie McDonald, Georgina MacDonald

William MacDonald was born in 1865 in New Brunswick, the child of Robert Mcdonald And Catharine Mclean. In 1881, William MacDonald resided in Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. William MacDonald married Christina Sullivan, and had children including Ada Margaret Macdonald, Allen Mann Macdonald, Ann Frances Macdonald, Annie H Mcdonald, Archibald Campbell Archie Macdonald, Ardis Macdonald, Catherine Isabella Macdonald, Christina Maclean Macdonald, Georgina Macdonald, John Wilmot Macdonald, Loraine Mcdonald, Robert Henry Macdonald, William Macdonald. William MacDonald passed away in 1948 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • William MacDonald was born in 1865 in New Brunswick, the child of Robert Mcdonald And Catharine Mclean.
  • In 1881, William MacDonald resided in Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • William MacDonald married Christina Sullivan, and had children including Ada Margaret Macdonald, Allen Mann Macdonald, Ann Frances Macdonald, Annie H Mcdonald, Archibald Campbell Archie Macdonald, Ardis Macdonald, Catherine Isabella Macdonald, Christina Maclean Macdonald, Georgina Macdonald, John Wilmot Macdonald, Loraine Mcdonald, Robert Henry Macdonald, William Macdonald.
  • William MacDonald passed away in 1948 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert McDonald
1833–1903
Birth Location: New Brunswick
RM
Catharine McLean
1834–1902
Birth Location: New Brunswick
CM

Spouses(s)

Christina Sullivan
1872–1949
Birth Location: Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
CS

Children(s)

John *
1904–1985
Birth Location: Black River, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
J*
Robert *
1889–1981
Birth Location: Black River Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada
R*
Catherine *
1893–1961
Birth Location: Glenwood, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
C*
Georgina MacDonald
1899–1971
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
GM
Ada MACDONALD
1907–1988
Birth Location: Black River, New Brunswick, Canada
AM
Christina *
1913–2004
Birth Location: Black River, New Brunswick, Canada
C*
Archibald *
1910–1988
Birth Location: Black River, New Brunswick, Canada
A*
Ann MACDONALD
1895–1926
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
AM
Allen MACDONALD
1902–1985
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
AM
Loraine Mcdonald
1897–1998
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
LM
Loraine Mcdonald
1897–1998
Birth Location: Nb
LM
Ardis MacDonald
1910–
Birth Location: New Brunswick
AM
William MacDonald
1904–
Birth Location: New Brunswick
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Annie McDonald
1895–
Birth Location: New Brunswick
AM
Georgina MacDonald
1899–1971
Birth Location: New Brunswick
GM

William MacDonald's Ancestors

Self
William MacDonald
1865–1948
Birth Place: New Brunswick
Parents
Robert McDonald
1833–1903
New Brunswick
Catharine McLean
1834–1902
New Brunswick
Grandparents
William (Alexander MACDONALD) *
1802–1862
Point Aux Carr, New Brunswick, Canada
Margaret (Isabelle) McLean
1811–1914
Gleneig, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
John McLean
1802–1881
Black River Bridge, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Isabella MacDonald
1809–1881
Point Aux Carr, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Alexander MacDonald
1764–1833
Anna Brown
1777–1832
John MacLean
1770–1836
Sarah Lavender
1776–1868
John MacLean
1770–1836
Sarah Lavender
1776–1868
Alexander MacDonald
1764–1833
Anna Brown
1777–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDonald
1724–1834
Susannah Meyer
1747–1779
Justice Brown
1748–1807
Anne *
1745–1805
Alexander McDonald
1724–1834
Susannah Meyer
1747–1779
Justice Brown
1748–1807
Anne *
1745–1805

William MacDonald's Descendants

1.
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William MacDonald (30 Dec 1865–18 Dec 1948) m. Christina Sullivan (24 May 1872–1 Jul 1949)
  1. 1. John (Wilmot MACDONALD) * 1904–1985 m. Lena MacDonald 1906–1978
    1. 1. Francis (Osbourne) MACDONALD 1927–1927
    2. 2. Jessie (Georgina) MACDONALD 1934–2009
    3. 3. Hayward (Wilmot MACDONALD) * 1926–2004 m. Melinda (Mary) Bennett 1932–2003
    4. 4. Edna (Christina MACDONALD) * 1929–1996 m. Robert (James) McLean 1931–1973 m. Gene (Lauerne) Schmid 1935–1957
    5. 5. Verna (McKenzie Dorothy MACDONALD) * 1932–2004 m. William (George) Wiedman 1931–2009
    6. 6. Shirley (Mae Vivian) MACDONALD 1938–1998 m. Kenneth (John) Fitzpatrick 1938–1995
    7. 7. Marjorie (A.) MACDONALD 1936–1936
    8. 8. Dallas (Fraser MACDONALD) * 1938–2018
    9. 9. Wayne MACDONALD 1942–1942
    10. 10. Marjorie MACDONALD 1934–1935
  2. 2. Robert (Henry MACDONALD) * 1889–1981 m. Blanche (Grace) Trevors 1912–1968 m. Susan (Florence) Sullivan 1898–1920 m. Mary (Agnes) Edge 1910–1945
    1. 1. Herman (Henry) MacDonald 1919–1992
    2. 2. Stanley MacDonald 1920–2009
    3. 3. Eldon (Vincent MACDONALD) * 1929–2006 m. Marie (Irene Bennett (Benoit,) Binet) 1935–2022
    4. 4. Hazel (Agnes) MacDonald 1930–2023
    5. 5. Ruby (Christina) MacDonald 1932–1991
    6. 6. Jean (Florence) MacDonald 1937–2021
  3. 3. Catherine (Isabella MACDONALD) * 1893–1961 m. William (Douglas) Harris 1887–1983
    1. 1. Ethel (Laura HARRIS) * 1918–2005 m. Samuel (Joseph) Cable 1911–1968 m. Freeman (James) Hannah 1908–1995
      1. 1. Dale CABLE 1939–2010
      2. 2. Reginald (T.) CABLE 1938–2018
    2. 2. Thomas (William) HARRIS 1914–1936
    3. 3. John (Alexander HARRIS) * 1916–2015 m. Bertha (Elva) Jardine 1920–
      1. 1. June (Marie) HARRIS 1940–2015
    4. 4. Willard (Benjamin) Harris 1919–1935
    5. 5. Burpee (Hayward) HARRIS 1925–2012
    6. 6. Hiram (Emerson) HARRIS 1923–1996 m. Roma (Joan) Dale 1927–2017
    7. 7. Elmira (Ruth) HARRIS 1911–1912
    8. 8. Hazel (Effie HARRIS) * 1928–1995 m. Harold (E.) Buckett 1915–1988 m. Frederick (Gordon "Teddy") Eden 1929–1988
    9. 9. Douglas HARRIS 1922–1999
    10. 10. Fredrick (M.) HARRIS 1930–2012
  4. 4. Georgina MacDonald 1899–1971
  5. 5. Ada (Margaret) MACDONALD 1907–1988 m. Frederick (Alfred) Godin 1900–
  6. 6. Christina (MacLean MACDONALD) * 1913–2004 m. Allan Cabel 1912–1986
    1. 1. Willis CABEL 1935–2009 m. Rita Dube 1939–2012
    2. 2. Thelma (Christina) CABEL 1939–2016 m. Kenneth Morris 1937–2020
    3. 3. Laura (Edna) CABEL 1934–2009 m. Allen Dollimore –2004
  7. 7. Archibald (Campbell "Archie" MACDONALD) * 1910–1988 m. Ida MacDonald 1910–1996
    1. 1. Byron (William MACDONALD) * 1928–1985 m. Julia (Margaret) MacMillan 1931–2022
    2. 2. Norman (Arthur MACDONALD) * 1933–2003 m. Alvina (Marie) Duplessis 1935–2024
    3. 3. Ada (Christina) MACDONALD 1939–2015
    4. 4. Vincent (Gordon MACDONALD) * 1942–2017
    5. 5. Eileen (Elizabeth) MACDONALD 1927–2006 m. Emerson (Francis) MacDonald 1924–2011
      1. 1. Francis (Archibald "Frank") MACDONALD 1951–2021
    6. 6. Marven (Archibald) MACDONALD 1930–1996 m. Elizabeth ('Ann') Brown 1931–2022
    7. 7. Vera (Ann) MACDONALD 1936–2007 m. Donald (William) Watling 1934–2008 m. Sherman (Edward) Coughlan 1930–1989
    8. 8. Joan (Catherine) MACDONALD 1945–2006
    9. 9. Joan MACDONALD 1927–2006
    10. 10. Bryan MACDONALD 1927–1968
  8. 8. Ann (Frances) MACDONALD 1895–1926 m. William (Wilson) Coughlan 1892–1966
    1. 1. Jean (Thelma) Coughlan 1920–1986
    2. 2. Albert (Millet) Coughlan 1916–
    3. 3. William (Wilson) COUGHLAN 1918–1988 m. Dorothy (Glenna Jean) Warren-Crawford 1919–2004
      1. 1. Byron (S) Warren 1936–2019
  9. 9. Allen (Mann) MACDONALD 1902–1985 m. Annie (Isabelle) MACDONALD 1908–1989
  10. 10. Loraine Mcdonald 1897–1998 m. William (George) MACDONALD 1888–1966 m. Pasquale ((Charles) Patrick Grandizia) O'Neil 1903–1967
    1. 1. Lillian (Verna) MACDONALD 1921–2002 m. Willis (Ansel) Predmore 1912–1987
    2. 2. Frances (Cole) O'Neil 1935–2004
    3. 3. Norman (Fredrick) O'neil 1933–2003
    4. 4. Patrick (Joseph) O'Neil 1931–2013
  11. 11. Loraine Mcdonald 1897–1998
  12. 12. Ardis MacDonald 1910–
  13. 13. William MacDonald 1904–
  14. 14. Annie (H.) McDonald 1895–
  15. 15. Georgina MacDonald 1899–1971

William MacDonald's Timeline

6 Records

1865
30 Dec 1865
Birth of William MacDonald in Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
1865
30 Dec 1865
Birth of William MacDonald in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
1881
1881
Age 16
William MacDonald resided here in Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 26
William MacDonald resided here in Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
1911
1911
Age 46
William MacDonald resided here in , Northumberland, New Brunswick
, Northumberland, New Brunswick
1948
18 Dec 1948
Age 83
Death of William MacDonald in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13186; Page: 9; Family No: 33
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1865
    Event Place: New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13186; Page: 9; Family No: 33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Northumberland, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
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