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William A. McDonald 1846 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: SEP 1846

Birth Location: Brechin, ON

Death Date: 27 JAN 1921

Death Location: 115 Penetanguishene St., Orillia, ON

Father: Thomas MacDonald

Mother: Deborah Cartner

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Thomas MacDonald, Rhoda McDonald

William A. McDonald was born in 1846 in Brechin, ON, the child of Thomas MacDonald and Deborah Cartner. William A. McDonald married Mary Jane (Janey Jenny) Thompson, and had children including Thomas Herbert MacDonald, Rhoda Florence (Flossie Rhodle) McDonald. William A. McDonald passed away in 1921 in 115 Penetanguishene St., Orillia, ON.

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Biography

  • William A. McDonald was born in 1846 in Brechin, ON, the child of Thomas MacDonald and Deborah Cartner.
  • William A. McDonald married Mary Jane (Janey Jenny) Thompson, and had children including Thomas Herbert MacDonald, Rhoda Florence (Flossie Rhodle) McDonald.
  • William A. McDonald passed away in 1921 in 115 Penetanguishene St., Orillia, ON.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas MacDonald
1797 –
Birth Location: –
TM
Deborah Cartner
1801 – 1875
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
– 1911
Birth Location: –
MT

Children(s)

Thomas MacDonald
1877 – 1942
Birth Location: –
TM
Rhoda McDonald
1879 – 1937
Birth Location: –
RM

William McDonald's Ancestors

Self
William McDonald
1846 – 1921
Birth Place: Brechin, ON
Parents
Thomas MacDonald
1797 –
Deborah Cartner
1801 – 1875
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McDonald's Descendants

1.
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William (A.) McDonald (SEP 1846 – 27 JAN 1921) m. Mary (Jane (Janey Jenny)) Thompson ( – 1911)
  1. 1. Thomas (Herbert) MacDonald (1877 – 06 JAN 1942) m. Pearl (Donalda) McDonald (1892 – 1989)
    1. 1. Isabel MacDonald
    2. 2. John MacDonald
    3. 3. Muriel MacDonald
    4. 4. Wiilliam MacDonald
  2. 2. Rhoda (Florence (Flossie Rhodle)) McDonald (1879 – 1937) m. Arthur Bull

William McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1846
SEP 1846
Birth of William A. McDonald in Brechin, ON
Brechin, ON
1921
27 JAN 1921
Age 75
Death of William A. McDonald in 115 Penetanguishene St., Orillia, ON
115 Penetanguishene St., Orillia, ON

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: SEP 1846
    Event Place: Brechin, ON

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1921
    Event Place: 115 Penetanguishene St., Orillia, ON
    Record Source: Book of Mara, P 597
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