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William A McDonald 1825 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1825

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 9 Aug 1894

Death Location: Marion Twp. Boone County Indiana USA

Father: Hugh McDonald

Mother: Grazella Riley

Spouse(s): Polly Smiley

Children(s): Mary MacDonald, Malinda Mcdonald, Sarah McDonald, John Mcdonald

According to available records, William A McDonald was born in 1825 in Ohio, USA, the child of Hugh Milton McDonald and Grazella Riley. Following those early years, William A McDonald married Polly Jane Smiley, and their family grew to include Mary Jane MacDonald, Malinda A Mcdonald, Sarah Mariah McDonald and John W Mcdonald. In the later years of life, William A McDonald died in 1894 in Marion Twp. Boone County Indiana USA.

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Parents

Hugh McDonald
1791 – 2004
Birth Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
HM
Grazella Riley
1796 – 1855
Birth Location: Nicholas, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Polly Smiley
1832 – 1872
Birth Location: Tennessee
PS

Children(s)

Mary MacDonald
1854 – 1926
Birth Location: Indiana
MM
Malinda Mcdonald
1859 – 1884
Birth Location: Indiana
MM
Sarah McDonald
1863 – 1943
Birth Location: Indiana
SM
John Mcdonald
1863 – 1924
Birth Location: Boone Co Indiana
JM

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Marion Twp. Boone County Indiana USA
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