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Esther Blackford Young 1787 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 JAN 1787

Birth Location: Pikesville, Marion, Alabama, United States

Death Date: BEF 1840

Death Location: Alabama, USA

Father: Reuben Blackford

Mother: Elizabeth Young

Spouse(s): Allen McDonald

Children(s): Elizabeth McDonald, Betsey McDonald, Lucinda McDonald, Margaret *, James McDonald, Mary McDonald, Mary McDonald, Rachel McDonald, James McDonald

1787 marked the beginning of Esther Blackford Young's life in Pikesville, Marion, Alabama, United States, to parents Reuben A Blackford and Elizabeth Young. Eventually, Esther Blackford Young married Allen McDonald, and they welcomed Elizabeth McDonald, Betsey McDonald, Lucinda McDonald, Margaret T McDonald *, James F. McDonald, Mary Ann "Polly" McDonald, Mary Ann McDonald, Rachel Elmira McDonald and James Angus McDonald. Esther Blackford Young passed in 1840 at Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Reuben Blackford
1743 – 1804
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, Colonial America
RB
Elizabeth Young
1748 – 1804
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
EY

Spouses(s)

Allen McDonald
1774 – 1860
Birth Location: , Amherst, Virginia (1792 became KY)
AM

Children(s)

Elizabeth McDonald
1816 – 1840
Birth Location: , Warren, Kentucky
EM
Betsey McDonald
1816 –
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
BM
Lucinda McDonald
1819 –
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
LM
Margaret *
1821 – 1864
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky
M*
James McDonald
1824 –
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
JM
Mary McDonald
1827 – 1903
Birth Location: Alabama
MM
Mary McDonald
1827 – 1903
Birth Location: Alabama
MM
Rachel McDonald
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
RM
James McDonald
1838 – 1918
Birth Location: Alabama
JM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 01 JAN 1787
    Event Place: Pikesville, Marion, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: BEF 1840
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
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