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Anna Laura, "Merle" McDonald 1908 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1908

Birth Location: Charlottenburg, Con 7, lot 1, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: Jun 1993

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Roderich McDonald

Mother: Catherine McLellan

Spouse(s): Hugh McKenzie, Thomas Shaughnessy, Thomas Shaughnessy

Children(s): Kathryn McKenzie, Rexford McKenzie, Kathryn Boulet, John McKenzie, Harold McKenzie

Anna Laura "Merle" McDonald was born in Charlottenburg, Con 7, lot 1, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada in 1908, to Roderich "Rory" McDonald and Catherine Ann McLellan. Later in life, Anna Laura "Merle" McDonald married Hugh Allan McKenzie, Thomas A. Shaughnessy and Thomas A Shaughnessy; among their children were Kathryn June McKenzie, Rexford McKenzie, Kathryn Boulet, John A. McKenzie and Harold R. McKenzie. Anna Laura "Merle" McDonald died in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, 1993.

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Parents

Roderich McDonald
1875 – 1951
Birth Location: Lot 1, 7th Concession, Charlottenburgh Twp., Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada
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Catherine McLellan
1879 – 1957
Birth Location: Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hugh McKenzie
1899 – 1940
Birth Location: Altamont, Manitoba, Canada
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Thomas Shaughnessy
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Shaughnessy
1914 – 1979
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

Kathryn McKenzie
1931 – 2010
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Rexford McKenzie
1933 – 1994
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Kathryn Boulet
Birth Location: –
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John McKenzie
Birth Location: –
JM
Harold McKenzie
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Charlottenburg, Con 7, lot 1, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: Feb 1914
    Event Place: Van Buren, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1993
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 30 Jun 1993; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.7708095,0.34046167,0.8178031&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1 Jul
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 30 Jun 1993; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.7708095,0.34046167,0.8178031&xid=3355

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