John Alex MACDONALD
1850 - 1932 (81 years)-
Name John Alex MACDONALD Birth 27 Jun 1850 Mara Twp., Canada West Gender Male Burial May 1932 Clay Street Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska [1] Death 22 May 1932 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, USA [2] Person ID I120 LT. ALEXANDER MACDONALD Last Modified 15 Jun 2015
Father Angus MACDONALD, b. 01 Feb 1819, Knoydart, Invernessshire, Scotland d. 05 Apr 1902, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario (Age 83 years) Relationship Natural Mother Mary Ann DONOVAN, b. 06 Apr 1827, Richmond Hill, York, Home District, Upper Canada d. 28 Apr 1909, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario (Age 82 years) Relationship Natural Marriage Abt 1846 Family ID F36 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bertha SETZER, b. 01 Jan 1868, Crawford Co., Missouri,USA d. 03 Mar 1937, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 69 years) Children 1. Christina Maud MACDONALD, b. 04 Apr 1890, Otter, British Columbia d. 17 Mar 1927 (Age 36 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] 2. Raymond Angus MACDONALD, b. 21 Dec 1890 d. 27 Jan 1947, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] 3. Mary Mayme MACDONALD, b. 22 Dec 1892, Otter, British Columbia d. 23 Feb 1948 (Age 55 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] 4. Walter Keith MACDONALD, b. 31 Oct 1895 d. 21 Jul 1988 (Age 92 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] 5. Aubrey Lorraine 'Jack' MACDONALD, b. 24 Apr 1898, Wathcom, Washington d. 04 Jul 1932, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA (Age 34 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] Family ID F37 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John was born in Mara Township, Onario, Canada, one of 12 kids, to Angus McDonald and Mary Ann Donovan.
McDonald is a just an abbreviation of the name MacDonald. I believe the family in Scotland was MacDonald, but all of the records I find in Ontario say McDonald. John & Bertha's marriage license says "McDonald." John's death certificate and cemetery record shows him as John McDonald, although is wife Bertha at some point switched to MacDonald before she died.
The last census John was in in Ontario, was 1881. He and Bertha married in 1889 in Seattle, Washington. They settled in Bellingham, Washington until John left Bertha and their 5 children, and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska to first work on the railroad, and eventually chase the gold rush dream. John died in Fairbanks in May of 1932 at the age of 76 ---source Monica MacDonald Stell, find a gave # 886555111
- John was born in Mara Township, Onario, Canada, one of 12 kids, to Angus McDonald and Mary Ann Donovan.
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Sources - [S6] Find a Grave, memorial #88655111.
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John was born in Mara Township, Onario, Canada, one of 12 kids, to Angus McDonald and Mary Ann Donovan.
McDonald is a just an abbreviation of the name MacDonald. I believe the family in Scotland was MacDonald, but all of the records I find in Ontario say McDonald. John & Bertha's marriage license says "McDonald." John's death certificate and cemetery record shows him as John McDonald, although is wife Bertha at some point switched to MacDonald before she died.
The last census John was in in Ontario, was 1881. He and Bertha married in 1889 in Seattle, Washington. They settled in Bellingham, Washington until John left Bertha and their 5 children, and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska to first work on the railroad, and eventually chase the gold rush dream. John died in Fairbanks in May of 1932 at the age of 76.
Gravesite Details
It appears there was never a personal tombstone purchased for John. He had a standard cemetery marker on the concrete slab on his gravesite, but that has since vanished. FAG NOTES
- [S6] Find a Grave, memorial #88655111.