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Alexander McDonald 1796 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1796

Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 2 Jan 1861

Death Location: Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Father: Donald McDonald

Mother: Catherine King

Spouse(s): Catherine Alexander, Mary Archbold

Children(s): Mary McDonald, Eliza McDonald, John McDonald, John McDonald, Alastair MacDonald, Bessie McDonald

Alexander McDonald was born in 1796 in Elbert, Georgia, United States, the child of Donald McDonald and Catherine King. Alexander McDonald later married Catherine Alexander and Mary Helena Archbold, and together they raised children including Mary Jane McDonald, Eliza McDonald, John Nelson McDonald, John McDonald, Alastair MacDonald and Bessie McDonald. In 1861, Alexander McDonald passed away in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

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Parents

Donald McDonald
1750 – 1809
Birth Location: Delaware, United States
DM
Catherine King
1770 – 1855
Birth Location: Argyle, Scotland
CK

Spouses(s)

Catherine Alexander
1800 – 1880
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Mary Archbold
1625 – 1692
Birth Location: Leinster, Wicklow, Ireland
MA

Children(s)

Mary McDonald
1810 – 1840
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Eliza McDonald
1815 – 1874
Birth Location: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
EM
John McDonald
1823 – 1907
Birth Location: Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
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John McDonald
1643 – 1714
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
JM
Alastair MacDonald
1647 –
Birth Location: Glencoe, Argyle, Scotland
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Bessie McDonald
1831 –
Birth Location: Sti, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Feb 1796
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgetown, Vermillion, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 971; Image: 423.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Georgetown, Vermillion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgetown, Vermillion, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 971; Image: 423.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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