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John Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1772, and died at age 97 years old in 1869.
Donald Mcdonald of Plen, St Francis Melbourne Parish County Australia was born in 1773, and died at age 74 years old in 1847 in Plen.
Donald Mcdonald of River Plen, St Francis Melbourne Parish County Australia was born in 1773, and died at age 74 years old in 1847 in River Plen.
Isabella Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1773, and died at age 91 years old in 1864.
Hugh Mcdonald of Geelong, St Marys Geelong Parish County Australia was born in 1775, and died at age 80 years old in 1855 in Geelong.
Charles Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1775, and died at age 82 years old in 1857.
Alexander Mcdonald of Coleraine Australia was born in 1776 to William Mcdonald and Christina Mckinnon Mcdonald. He had siblings Jeannett Mcdonald, Jessie Skirving Mcdonald, Hugh Mcdonald, Charles Alexander N Mcdonald, and John Nicholson Mcdonald. Alexander Mcdonald died at age 106 years old in 1882 in Coleraine.
Catherine Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1776, and died at age 85 years old in 1861.
Peter Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1777, and died at age 94 years old in 1871.
Mary Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1779, and died at age 80 years old in 1859.
Ann Mcdonald of Australia was born in 1780, and died at age 74 years old in 1854.

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Louisa Louisa (Mcdonald) Mcvicker of Ballarat Australia. She married Lockwood Thomas Mcvicker, and they had a child Lillie May Mcvicker. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Louisa Mcdonald Mcvicker.
Katherine Jean (Naples) McDonald
Katherine McDonald Obituary SCARBOROUGH - Katherine Jean (Naples) McDonald died May 13, 2019, Portland, at the age of 85. Katherine was born in Portland, Nov. 19, 1933, to the late Margaret Mary (Locke) and Frank James Naples. Katherine graduated from Cathedral High School in 1951 where she was a member of the "Zugs" (Zeta Upsilon Gamma). After graduation, she was employed in the disbursement accounting office of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. Katherine met Francis "Frank" in 1951 while she and her twin sister, Mary Jane, were out buying cashews for their father. They dated for many years and married in 1957 after his two and one half years in the U.S. Army in Berlin, Germany. Katherine had many interests, but first and foremost, her family. She was a proud mother and grandmother who was a meticulous housekeeper and will always be remembered for her love of family, friends, and attention to detail. When her daughters were young, she loved to dress them alike and made many of their clothes. She passed on that love of sewing, and baking to them. Her family's favorite memories are their excursions to Higgins Beach, Scarborough, where she and Frank went while dating, and when married, brought their family for many years. The tradition of vacationing at Higgins Beach began when her children were young and continues through three generations. Katherine was predeceased by her loving husband of 61 years, Francis; and her brother, Frank. She leaves six children: Erin McDonald of Charlestown, Mass., Stephanie Hurley and husband, David of Kingston, Mass., Mary Powers and husband, Mark of Duxbury, Mass., Jacqueline Caron and husband, James of Gorham and twin sons, Sean of Swampscott, Mass. and Michael of Biddeford; her siblings, Mary Jane Ashley, Joanne Yates, and Richard Napolitano. She was the doting and beloved "Nana" to nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Katherine's family would like to give special thanks to the staff at the Barron Center for all the care and support they provided. Visiting hours celebrating Katherine's life will be held on Friday, May 17, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Prayers will be recited at 9:15 a.m. at the chapel on Saturday, May 18, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Congress Street, Portland. Burial will be private. To view Katherine's memorial page or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Barron Center 1145 Brighton Ave. Portland, Maine 04102 Published by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on May 15, 2019.
Francis Michael "Frank" McDonald
Scarborough - Francis Michael "Frank" McDonald, passed away September 17, 2018, in Portland, at the age of 85 after a brief illness. Frank was born June 22, 1933, in Portland, Maine, the youngest son of the late John and Margaret (Brogan) McDonald. Frank graduated from Cheverus High School in 1951. After graduation he worked for G. E. in Portland. In 1953 he enlisted in the United States Army, attending basic training at Fort Dix, NJ, and shipped out on the S. S. Bruckner, headed for Bremerhaven, Germany. He was stationed in Berlin, Germany Headquarters Company 7781 Army Unit. He was part of the occupation force in Berlin and worked in Zehlendorf, the Berlin Command Office. While in Berlin, he traveled throughout Europe and his cherished Ireland where he visited Kiltumper, Kilmihil, his mother's birthplace. Frank was honorably discharged from the Army in 1956. He retired as District Manager of Operations from New England Telephone & Telegraph in 1990 after 37 years. Frank had many interests, first and foremost his family. He was the proud patriarch and will be remembered for his love of golf, reading, crossword puzzles and attention to detail, all traits of a well-respected and loved man. His family's favorite memories are Sunday dinners featuring his famous baseball-size meatballs, and the tradition of vacationing at Higgins Beach, Scarborough, which began when his children were young and continues through three generations. After retirement, Frank was a mainstay at Willowdale Golf Club in Scarborough as a member, employee, tournament director and rules official. Frank was predeceased by his siblings, John, Virginia Kandola, Joseph, Margaret LaRose and James. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Katherine (Naples) McDonald; his 6 children: Erin McDonald of Charlestown, MA, Stephanie Hurley and husband David of Kingston, MA, Mary Powers and husband Mark of Duxbury, MA, Jacqueline Caron and husband James of Gorham, and twin sons Sean of Swampscott, MA, and Michael of Biddeford. He was the beloved "Papa" to nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visiting Hours celebrating Frank's life will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2018 from 2-6 P.M. at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 A.M. on Monday at St. Maximillian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Military Honors will follow. To view Frank's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Maine Veterans' Homes, 290 US-1 Scarborough, ME 04074. His family would like to give special thanks to the staff at the Scarborough location for all the care and support they provided. ----------------
Joseph Francis "Joe" Mcdonald
Joseph Francis Mcdonald of Portland, Cumberland County, ME was born on December 23, 1926 in Portland to Margaret D (Brogan) McDonald and John J McDonald. He had siblings John Francis Mcdonald, Margaret M "Peggy" (McDonald), Virginia Ann (McDonald) Kandola, James Richard "Jim" McDonald, and Francis Michael "Frank" McDonald. He married Margaret Irene (Greaney) McDonald in 1949 in Portland, Cumberland County, and they were married until Joseph's death on February 4, 1994. Joseph Mcdonald was buried in 1994 at Calvary Cemetery 1461 Broadway, in South Portland.
Margaret Irene (Greaney) McDonald
Margaret Irene (Greaney) McDonald of Kennebunk, York County, ME was born on June 27, 1923 in Portland, Cumberland County to Joseph Michael Greaney and Alice M (Fitsimmons) Greaney. She had a sister Alyce May (Greaney) Joy. She married Joseph Francis "Joe" Mcdonald in 1949 in Portland, Cumberland County, and they were married until Joseph's death on February 4, 1994. Margaret McDonald died at age 77 years old on September 29, 2000.
Howard Mcdonald of New Brighton, Beaver County, PA was born on August 21, 1923, and died at age 73 years old on May 13, 1997.
Margaret M "Peggy" (McDonald)
SOUTH PORTLAND -- Margaret M. LaRose, 88 of Kaler Road, South Portland passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, May 11, 2013. She was born September 28, 1924 in Portland, the daughter of the late John and Margaret D. McDonald and attended school in South Portland, graduating from South Portland High School in 1942. She also attended Shaw's Business College in Portland. She was employed as a secretary in the Special Education department for Portland Public Schools, retiring in 1987 and had also worked for many years for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and New England Telephone Company. Her hobbies included reading, needlework, traveling and gardening and she was a communicant of Holy Cross Church and a member of the Osewantha Garden Club. She was predeceased by her husband Charles W. LaRose who died in 1985 and two brothers, John McDonald and Joseph McDonald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 17 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, South Portland, followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on May 13, 2013
Susanna (Cookson) McDonald of Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, VIC Australia was born on October 30, 1866, and died at age 49 years old on November 15, 1915 in Rural City of Wangaratta.
Mary (Coxon) McDonald of Fitzroy North, VIC Australia was born in 1880 in Wando Vale, and died at age 87 years old on March 31, 1968 in Fitzroy North.
Virginia Ann (McDonald) Kandola
BORN 1923 DIED 2015 FUNERAL HOME Shepherd Funeral & Cremation Service 216 Main St Kingston, MA VIRGINIA KANDOLA OBITUARY Virginia Ann Kandola, of Kingston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, July 24, 2015. Virginia was born September 3, 1923, in Portland, Maine. She was the daughter of Margaret and John McDonald, originally from County Claire and Galway Ireland respectively. Virginia graduated from South Portland High School in 1941 and attended North Eastern Business School graduating in 1943. After graduating, she worked at Peabody and Lane Shipping Company in Portland, Maine, where she met her husband, Kjell Kandola. In later years, she worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare where she was promoted to case manager and received accommodations for her service. They were married on July 24, 1954, eventually settled in Kingston, where she raised their seven boys in the family home which was built by Kjell. The boys enjoyed growing up along the Cape Cod Bay. She enjoyed many interests including playing piano, reading, watching classic movies and the Boston Red Sox. Virginia is survived by her sons, Kris and his wife Denise (Ohio), John (Wash.); daughter-in-law Lexa (Mass.), Peter (Kingston), Paul (Kingston), Kevin and his wife Karen (Millis), Mark and his wife Elizabeth (Calif.) and her late son Mikal. Virginia was most proud of her three grandchildren, Teryn, Shelley, and Shannon and great-grandson, Aidan. She will be missed by her surviving brothers, James McDonald (Maine)and Frank McDonald (Maine). She was predeceased by John McDonald (Calif.), Joe McDonald (Maine), and Margaret "Peggy" LaRose. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and Cranberry Hospice for the loving care Virginia received during her final days. Visiting hours at the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main Street, (Route 106), Kingston, Monday, July 27, 2015, from 4-8 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Elm Street, (Route 80), Kingston, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Cranberry Hospice, 36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360. For directions and online condolences, please visit www.shepherdfuneralhome. com. Shepherd Funeral Home Kingston 781-585-4453 Published by The Kingston Reporter from Jul. 25 to Aug. 7, 2015.
Hideko Mcdonald
HIDEKO MCDONALD OBITUARY Hideko S. "Deko" McDonald October 3, 1928 ~ April 19, 2009 DEL REY OAKS - Hideko S. "Deko" McDonald, age 80, died peacefully at the Alabama home of her son, Brian and his wife, Allison on Sunday, April 19, 2009. She was born on October 3, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. McDonald, who died in 2002 and with whom she was married for 51 years. Deko was an independent-minded and headstrong young woman when she met U.S. Army Captain John McDonald at the U.S.O. in Osaka, Japan. She had to sneak out of the house under the noses of her strict parents to go to the U.S.O. She married John in 1951 and, in May 1952, their first son, Michael, was born. They moved to the United States in 1953, going first to South Portland, Maine, to join John's extended family there. Over the years they lived in Washington, D.C., Redbank, MD, Fort Hunt, VA, South Portland, ME, and in Sapporo and Tokyo, Japan, as John pursued a career as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. Upon retirement, Deko and John moved to Scarborough, ME, and later to Ocala, FL, and made frequent trips to the Monterey Peninsula until finally moving there in 1997. They bought their final family home in Del Rey Oaks later that year. During her 80 years Deko was not only a mother and homemaker, but an artist, seamstress, singer, actor and hostess known for giving the best cocktail parties in the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. She taught herself English with the help of John's mother, Margaret McDonald from Ireland, learned how to drive on her own and was proud of the fact that she was an American. Her many friends in Japan lovingly bestowed the title of "Deko Hime" or "Princess Deko" on her and she wore it proudly over the years. Deko was well known for her bubbly, strong-willed personality, her creative sense of fashion (she loved hats) and her indomitable love of her husband John and her four children with him. She is survived by her children, Michael J. (Natalie) McDonald, Clare S. Leaman, both of Monterey, CA, Brian J. (Allison) McDonald of Semmes, AL and John F. (Takako) McDonald Jr. of Tokyo, Japan; and six grandchildren, Leslie, Emily, Lauren, Brian Jr., Alyssa and Erin. A Celebration of Life for Deko will be held from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2009 at her home at 2 Carlton Drive in Del Rey Oaks. Those who knew and loved Deko are welcome to come and celebrate her life and immeasurable spirit. Published by Monterey Herald on May 15, 2009.
John Francis Mcdonald
John Francis Mcdonald of Monterey, Monterey County, CA was born on June 12, 1921 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine United States to Margaret D (Brogan) McDonald and John J McDonald. He had siblings Joseph Francis "Joe" Mcdonald, Margaret M "Peggy" (McDonald), Virginia Ann (McDonald) Kandola, James Richard "Jim" McDonald, and Francis Michael "Frank" McDonald. He married Hideko Mcdonald on March 10, 1952, and they were married until John's death on June 1, 2002 in Monterey, Monterey County, California. John Mcdonald had children Michael J. McDonald, Clare S. (McDonald), and Brian Joseph McDonald.
Matthias McDonald
Matthias McDonald was in a relationship with Mary (Corbett), and has a child John J McDonald. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matthias McDonald.
James Richard "Jim" McDonald
FUNERAL HOME Dolby, Blais & Segee - Gorham Chapel 76 State Street Gorham, ME JAMES MCDONALD OBITUARY James R. McDonald, 88 GORHAM - James R. ("Jim") McDonald passed peacefully at his home on April 11, 2018, at the age of 88, after struggling this winter with a brief illness. Jim was born Aug. 18, 1929, in Portland, the son of the late John and Margaret McDonald. Jim graduated from South Portland High School in 1947, and with the Class of 1951 from the University of Maine Orono, earning a B.S. in civil engineering. A graduate of the ROTC program at UMO (2nd lieutenant status), he went on to train at Fort Belvoir, Va., before deployment to Korea, where he served with the Army Corps of Engineers' 2nd Division. Notably, while in Korea, he saw combat on Pork Chop Hill and Old Baldy. Discharged honorably from the U.S. Army in 1953, Jim returned stateside to work in Boston as a fire protection engineer, before returning to reside full-time in southern Maine. Early in his civil engineering career, Jim designed water and sewage systems throughout the state with the Gorham, Maine, civil engineering firm of Dale Caruthers, subsequently co-founding the engineering firm BH2M in Gorham. Also, a golf professional, he co-founded and designed Gorham Country Club (where he was head pro), and designed the second nine at the Purpoodock Country Club in Cape Elizabeth. Jim was predeceased by his sisters, Virginia Kandola and Margaret LaRose; and his brothers, John and Joseph McDonald. He is survived by his brother, Frank McDonald, of Scarborough; sons, Jim McDonald and his wife, Laurie, of South Deerfield, Mass.; Mike McDonald, of Bridgton; Kevin McDonald and his wife, Barbara, of Scarborough; and Stephen McDonald, of Gorham; daughter, Julie; six grandchildren, Amy Marr, Michael McDonald, Brian McDonald, Katelynn Spear, Brogan McDonald, and Colin McDonald; and four great-grandchildren, Kelton, Olivia, Gabe and Matthew. Out of respect for Jim's wishes, a traditional service will not be held. However, a private celebration of Jim's life will be held in late spring. To express condolences or participate in Jim's online tribute, visit: www.DolbyBlaisSegee.com. Those who wish may make donations online in Jim's name to Maine Veteran's Administration OR Wounded Warrior Project Published by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Apr. 15, 2018.
Mary (Corbett)
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Margaret D (Brogan) McDonald
Margaret D (Brogan) McDonald of Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine United States was born on December 3, 1895 at Kiltumper in CE Ireland to Mary Ann (Hehir) Brogan and Michael Brogan. She had siblings Bridget Agnes "Delia" (Brogan) Pender, Thomas Michael Brogan, Ellen Theresa (Brogan) Honan, Katherine Agnes “Katie” (Brogan) Keaney, and Nora Brogan. She married John J McDonald on June 15, 1920 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine United States, and they were married until John's death on April 11, 1965 in Portland United States. She had children John Francis Mcdonald, Virginia Ann (McDonald) Kandola, Margaret M "Peggy" (McDonald), Joseph Francis "Joe" Mcdonald, James Richard "Jim" McDonald, and Francis Michael "Frank" McDonald. Margaret McDonald died at age 102 years old on January 9, 1998 in Falmouth, and was buried in 1995 at Calvary Cemetery 1461 Broadway, in South Portland, Cumberland County.
John J McDonald
John J McDonald of Portland, Maine United States was born on July 9, 1892 in Ireland to Matthias McDonald and Mary (Corbett). He married Margaret D (Brogan) McDonald on June 15, 1920 in Portland, Cumberland County United States, and they were married until John's death on April 11, 1965 in Portland United States. John McDonald had children John Francis Mcdonald, Virginia Ann (McDonald) Kandola, Margaret M "Peggy" (McDonald), Joseph Francis "Joe" Mcdonald, James Richard "Jim" McDonald, and Francis Michael "Frank" McDonald.
She married Ralph Williams Goninan. Bertha's partner was David Joseph Cregan, and they had children David John Cregan and Mary (Cregan) Grills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bertha Maude (McDonald) Goninan .
Mary Mcdonald (Mcdonald) Mcqueen of Saint Albans, City of Brimbank County, VIC Australia was born in 1864 in Saint Albans. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Mcdonald Mcqueen.
Woodrow W Mcdonald of Southern Pines, Moore County, NC was born on September 4, 1916, and died at age 93 years old on July 23, 2010.

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Roosevelt McDonald
Arrested on April 25 2007 for the strangulation murder of Keisha R Hogan, 34, Roosevelt was living in Middletown Ohio when he was arrested but he had also lived on Whetsel Ave, Baker Ave, Rockdale Ave., and Central Parkway in Cincinnati. Records state that he got a 13 year sentence for the murder, expiring on March 16 2020. He was sentenced to an Ohio Correctional Institute in London, Ohio. A state prison is a long-term facility, where prisoners are sent for sentences of more than one year. The average length of stay is between five and ten years. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer (April 26 2007), Roosevelt had previously been convicted of possession of illegal drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct, theft and intimidation. In 2005, he was convicted of stealing DVDs and he was later convicted of intimidation after he called the victim three times "threatening to do bodily harm if she followed through with the prosecution."
Elizabeth (Leslie) Mcdonald
Elizabeth (Leslie) Mcdonald of Bdale Australia, was married to Charles Calder Mcdonald, and had a child Charles Calder Mcdonald II. Elizabeth Mcdonald died in 1871. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Leslie) Mcdonald.
Marguriet Lenora McDonald
Marguriet Lenora McDonald was born on April 29, 1916 in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma United States, and died at age 83 years old on May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marguriet Lenora McDonald.
Ola Mildred (Rexroat) McDonald
Captain Ola Mildred “Millie” Rexroat-McDonald was a remarkable woman whose legacy of service and achievement spanned several decades. She was born on August 29, 1917 in Ogden, Kansas to an American father Ulysses Stewart Rexroat (1869-1941) and a Lakota Native American mother Clara Peck Rexroat (1893-1989). She grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. After completing her education in Oklahoma and South Dakota, she worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and a company building airfields, before discovering her passion for aviation. Ola joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II and was the only Native American serving in the group. Later, she joined the US Air Force and spent most of her career as an air traffic controller, serving through the US Air Force Reserves and the Federal Aviation Administration. Her commitment to her community extended beyond her professional life, and she served as the president of the New Mexico Chapter of the North American Indian Women's Association. Her achievements were recognized with her induction into the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame in 2007 and the award of the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. After her death on June 28 2017, the Ellsworth Air Force Base airfield operations building was renamed the “Millie Rexroat Building,” during a ceremony, Oct. 2, 2017 in her honor. See more at Ellsworth AFB airfield ops building renamed in honor of WASP.
Flora married Alexander Mercer and they had children Janet Isobel Monotti, Allan Nichol Mercer, Colin Alexander Mercer, Donald Mercer, Jack Stewart Mercer, Kathleen McDonald Crouch, and Grace Elizabeth Lansell.

Catherine (Mcdonald) Teasdale
Catherine (Mcdonald) Teasdale of Rupanyup Australia was born to John Watson Teasdale. Catherine Teasdale married John Watson Teasdale, and has a child Donald Lochiel Teasdale. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine (Mcdonald) Teasdale.
Thomas Martin McDonald
Thomas Martin Mcdonald was born in 1887. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Martin McDonald.
Margaret Jane McDonald
Margaret Louise Mcdonald was born on June 18, 1878 in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Jane McDonald.
Mary Louise McDonald
Mary Louise (Degnan) Mcdonald was born on January 24, 1853. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Louise McDonald.
James McDonald
James Patrick Mcdonald was born in 1881. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James McDonald.
John Joseph (Jr.) McDonald
John Joseph Mcdonald was born on September 13, 1879. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Joseph (Jr.) McDonald.
Alice Violetta (Steele) McDonald of New Zealand was born on June 21, 1886 in Tothill Creek, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council County, SA Australia to Johanna Caroline Augusta Steele and William Steele. She had siblings Clarence Edward "Peter" Steele, John Alexander Disher Steele, Virginia Theresa (Steele) Beasley, James Arthur Steele, William Henry Steele, Andrew James Steele, and Mary Clare Camilla. Alice McDonald died at age 85 years old on November 1, 1971 in New Zealand.
Jennifer Rae Mcdonald was born on May 4, 1976 in Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jennifer Rae McDonald.
Brenda Irene Mcdonald was born in 1939, and died at age 62 years old in 2001. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Brenda Irene Mcdonald.
Frances Kathryn Ferris Mcdonald of 1012 E. Eighth St., in Rotan, Fisher County, Texas United States was born on May 23, 1926, and died at age 63 years old on June 23, 1989.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander Mcdonald was born on November 17, 1869. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alexander McDonald.
Monica M Mcdonald of Reno, Washoe County, NV was born on November 1, 1958, and died at age 43 years old on August 1, 2002.
Iva Ruth (Thompson) McDonald
Iva Ruth (Thompson) McDonald was born on August 8, 1897 in Fairplain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan United States to Charles James Thompson and Olive Arvillia Sherman, and had siblings Myrtle Courser, Ferris Earl Thompson, Stewart Angus Thompson, and Stewert Angus Thompson. She married William Earl MacDonald in Albion, Calhoun County, and died at age 72 years old in November 1969 in Fenwick, Montcalm County. Iva McDonald was buried at Clear Lake Cemetery in Fenwick. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Iva Ruth (Thompson) McDonald.
Levi B McDonald of Jones County, Mississippi United States was born on September 29, 1922, and died at age 45 years old on October 10, 1967.

Mcdonald Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Mcdonald family member is 70.0 years old according to our database of 76,434 people with the last name Mcdonald that have a birth and death date listed.

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Oldest Mcdonalds

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William Mcdonald was born on September 4, 1863, and died at age 114 years old in July 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Mcdonald.
114 years
Carrie M Mcdonald of Lumberton, Robeson County, NC was born on December 4, 1894, and died at age 110 years old on August 30, 2005.
110 years
Florence L Mcdonald of New York, New York County, NY was born on April 4, 1889, and died at age 110 years old on May 3, 1999.
110 years
Vertie Mcdonald of Lake Odessa, Ionia County, MI was born on February 13, 1884, and died at age 108 years old on January 9, 1993.
108 years
Edna Mcdonald of Pawnee City, Pawnee County, NE was born on May 1, 1897, and died at age 107 years old on September 5, 2004.
107 years
Elmer Mcdonald of Philadelphia, Neshoba County, MS was born on August 1, 1895, and died at age 107 years old on December 16, 2002.
107 years
Marguerit E Mcdonald of Rockland, Plymouth County, MA was born on November 8, 1903, and died at age 106 years old on July 24, 2010.
106 years
John Mcdonald of Perry, Dallas County, Iowa was born on March 7, 1874, and died at age 107 years old in November 1981.
107 years
Alexander Mcdonald of Coleraine Australia was born in 1776 to William Mcdonald and Christina Mckinnon Mcdonald. He had siblings Jeannett Mcdonald, Jessie Skirving Mcdonald, Hugh Mcdonald, Charles Alexander N Mcdonald, and John Nicholson Mcdonald. Alexander Mcdonald died at age 106 years old in 1882 in Coleraine.
106 years
Ethel Mcdonald of Carthage, Moore County, NC was born on November 23, 1900, and died at age 105 years old on October 1, 2006.
105 years
Ann Davidson Mcdonald of Loveland, Clermont County, Ohio was born on July 27, 1901, and died at age 106 years old on July 29, 2007.
106 years
Emma Mcdonald of East China, Saint Clair County, Michigan was born on December 3, 1870, and died at age 105 years old in January 1976.
105 years
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I have a William Earl MacDonald. Married to Ida Ruth Thompson. In Fenwick Michigan.
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DOUGAL MAC DONALD
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THE SNOWWARS





My ancestors were Scottish emigrants who settled in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Their surname was Mac Donald. In about 1984, while I was visiting the graveyard adjoining the small parish where my grandfather was baptized in East Bay, Cape Breton, I came across an interesting stone for a Dougal Mac Donald. The inscription said that Dougal died in an avalanche at Rodger's Pass, British Columbia in 1910. I later learned that Dougal was a third cousin.

Years later my wife and I, while on vacation in Canada, had occasion to travel through Rogers’ Pass, one of the highest passes in the Canadian Rockies, and while at the visitor's center, we viewed an excellent film which described the "Snow Wars". It seems that for several decades the Pass has been plagued by fearsome avalanches which, without warning, would cascade tons of snow down upon the railroad tracks and close down the Canadian Pacific Railroad for weeks at a time. Therefore, the RR hired crews of day laborers to dig out the tracks following these natural disasters. On one such occasion, March 10, 1911, while a crew of sixty-two workers cleared the tracks from an earlier snow slide, there was a tremendous roar and once again down came the mountain killing all sixty-two men.
Before leaving I picked up a book at the gift shop which provided additional information about this disaster. It confirmed that a burly foreman by the name of Dougal Mac Donald had been one of the victims. Early newspapers in nearby Revelstoke described how Dougal's body was taken home for a large family funeral and burial in the small cemetery adjoining his home parish in East Bay, Nova Scotia. I thought that ended my record keeping on Dougal Mac Donald for, obviously, there were no descendants, however I was wrong.

In the spring of 1996 I was contacted by a Father Jim Mac Donald, a priest in Ontario who was seeking genealogical information for a Clarence Kenneth Mac Donald, grandson of Dougal. I informed the priest that this couldn't be so for Dougal died as a single man at Rogers’ Pass. The good father informed me I was only partially correct, for although single, Dougal, nonetheless, had impregnated a young girl before his death. She immediately, before anyone could get her name, left the baby boy at an adoption home. Well, the baby grew up and now one of his three sons was looking for his grandparents. I would like to say that I helped him to find his grandmother but I did not. Up to this time all Ken has learned about her was that she was probably from a prominent local family in Revelstoke. However, I have provided Ken with contacts to lots of living relatives and he has visited that small cemetery where his grandfather is interred, Dougal, whose seed was not wiped out by the avalanche and who did leave a legacy.

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