John McDonald

1795 - 1877  (82 years)

• Name	John McDonald
  Birth	1795	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	209955846
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  _UID	C72EF0E2A8DF4766BDA046E146862DF76FD9
  Death	30 Jul 1877	Playfairville, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	From IDFG #209955846 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.
  Person ID	I54349	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Sarah McNeil,   b. 1802, Scotland d. 31 Mar 1892, Fallbrook, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1825
  Children	1. Alexander McDonald,   b. 1825, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Sep 1908, McDonald Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) + 2. John McDonald,   b. 1830, Playfairville, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Nov 1895, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years) + 3. Mary McDonald,   b. 20 Jul 1842, Playfairville, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Nov 1937, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan, United States (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F18850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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