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Subject: [MCDONALD] Decendants of John/Janet MacDonald, River John, N. S.
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:12:55 -0000

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John/Janet MacDonald - Genealogy

John MacDonald- Born Feb 24/ 1826 - Died Dec 21/ 1898 - Buried St Georges Anglican cemetery, River John, N. S.
John & his two wives produced g
John Married Elizabeth Graham (Born 1832)
Elizabeth gave birth to 4 children -she died giving birth to Robert - June 28/1870
First child - Alexander MacDonald 1863
John MacDonald - 1865
Catherine MacDonald 1867
Elizabeth died giving birth to Robert MacDonald -- June 28/1870.

John Married Janet Balfour from Middle River, N. S. at Scotsburn February 1871.
Janet Balfour was born in 1847 - died 1926 - buried at St. Georges Presbyterian Cemetery, River John..
Janet's gave birth to 8 children -- first child - Charles MacDonald 1872
Elizabeth MacDonald - 1874
Mary MacDonald 1877
Paul MacDonald- 1879
Daniel MacDonald - 1882
Janetta MacDonald - 1883
Tina MacDonald - 1885
Mabel MacDonald- 1889

Charles MacDonald married Maude Joudrey daughter of John & Elizabeth Joudrey, River John.
Maude had given birth to Dewey Joudrey by her first marriage.
Second marriage was to Charles MacDonald
She gave birth to only one child to Charles MacDonald -
Maurice MacDonald -July 26, 1908. Maurice eventually married Orphy MacPhail (1933) and had 7 children in Pictou. N. S.
Charles Robert MacDonald - Born March 26, 1934- Died March 20, 1988.
John William (Bill) MacDonald - Born Feb 14, 1937.-retired in Florida
Muriel Barbara "Gale" MacDonald - Feb 18, 1939- retired in Oakville, Ont.
Wayne Maurice MacDonald - Feb 8, 1940-retired- in Murray Harbour, PEI
Winston Wourtle MacDonald - May 1, 1941-retired in Ottawa, Ont.
Garfield (Gary) Dewey MacDonald - Nov 12, 1945- lives near Pictou N.S.
Emma Lee MacDonald - Nov 10, 1949 - retired near Pictou, N.S.

None of the 12 children born to John & Elizabeth/ Janet MacDonald have been traced despite many hours of research. It appears they may all have made their way to western Canada or the USA - Montana; Wyoming; Colorado; North or South Dakota's.
Would really appreciate any information as to how to locate the offspring of John/ Elizabeth/Janet MacDonald.
Winston MacDonald
Ottawa, Ontario. E-Mail :

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