Mary Briggs Malone

Brief Life History of Mary Briggs

When Mary Briggs Malone was born on 6 March 1807, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Chappell Malone IV, was 31 and her mother, Mary Chappell, was 33. She married Jonathan B McDonald on 31 January 1830. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 16 August 1868, in Limestone, Alabama, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan B McDonald
1806–1866
Mary Briggs Malone
1807–1868
Marriage: 31 January 1830
William Augustus McDonald
1830–1837
Frances Lucinda McDonald
1832–1837
Col Joseph Bibb McDonald
1834–1883
Thomas James McDonald sr
1836–1903
Henrietta B McDonald
1840–1903
Mary Ann McDonald
1841–
John R Mcdonald
1843–1902
Sterling Paine McDonald
1845–1897
Stith Malone McDonald
1846–1855
Elizabeth McDonald
1849–

Sources (6)

  • [illegible] [Illegible], "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Briggs Malone McDonald, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary McDonald in entry for Joseph Bibb McDonald, "United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1818

Historical Boundaries 1818: Non-county, Alabama Territory 1818: Limestone, Alabama Territory 1819: Limestone, Alabama, United States

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoil Eoin ‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) John’. This is the name of an ecclesiastical family at Clonmacnoise. MacLysaght says that in County Clare there has been some confusion with Muldoon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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