Alexander McDonald

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 59292269
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At McDonald's Corners, Thurs. Sept. 3rd, Alexander McDonald, sr., aged 84 years. Born at Playfair, eldest son of John McDonald, who came from Scotland in 1815. He married Mary Cameron, who died ten years ago. They had eight children; Hugh, and Alex in Dalhousie; John in the West; Mrs. Hugh Wilson, Elphin; Mrs McDonald, Palmyra, NY; Mary & Bella, at home. One son, Samuel, is dead. Two brothers survive, Peter, and Hugh. Mrs. Elliott, Michl, and Mrs Wm Lee, Fallbrook, are sisters. Burial in the Highland Line Cemetery on Saturday.

The Lanark Era
Wednesday, Sept 9, 1908

Family/Spouse: Mary Cameron. Mary (daughter of Robert Cameron and Harriet Bolton) was born in 1831; died on 16 Mar 1998 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 209955846
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Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: We can't not determine where John McDonald and his wife Sarah McNeil are actually buried. The old records of Playfairville Cemetery and of Highland Line Cemetery will be searched .

John McDonald who was a junior officer in the 104th Regiment under Lt.Col. Andrew William Playfair, took up land the same time as Colonel Playfair near Playfairville, Lanark, County, Ontario. Came to Canada in 1815 from Scotland, was in War of 1812.
John settled on Basturst (Bathurst) Twp. Con 12, Lot 20, 80 Acres, Lanark County, Ontario.
GPS Co-ordinates: Lat 44.9623? N, Lon 76.4189? W.
We are not 100% sure when John McDonald died, in Canada 1871 Census, he is living with his wife Sarah(McNeil) on the farm near Playfairville, Ontario, his son Hugh and family live on the farm beside his parents. In 1881 Canada Census, his wife Sarah (McNeil) is now a widow living on the same farm next to son Hugh McDonald and family.
Therefore John died sometime between 1871 and 1881 Census times. I search all Lanark County death records in that time frame and found a Death Record for a John McDonald age 82 years that died on 30 July 1877 in Bathurst Twp., registered by son John McDonald that was a Roman Catholic BUT the birthplace stated was New Brunswick NOT Scotland. I did an 1871 Census search for any John McDonald that would match the age and live in Bathurst Twp. and the only one the the John McDonald married to Sarah (McNeil) that live near Playfairville, Ontario.
Therefore except for the birthplace being New Brunswick this death record matches the above John McDonald as his son John McDonald had married Maria Rogers and had become a Roman Catholic as indicated in 1881 Census of Canada.

John married Sarah McNeil in 1825. Sarah was born in 1802 in Scotland; died on 31 Mar 1892 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: We cannot find burial details for Sarah McNeil wife of John McDonald but we do have a Bathurst Twp, Lanark County Death Record for Sarah, died 31 March 1892 at 90 years, born Scotland.