Brief Life History of John Franklin
When John Franklin McDonald was born on 16 April 1836, in Bridgeport, Harrison, Virginia, United States, his father, James McDonald Jr, was 25 and his mother, Mary Cather, was 25. He married Sarah Elizabeth Powell on 18 October 1865, in Moultrie, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1855 and Jonathan Creek Township, Moultrie, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. In 1900, at the age of 64, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 10 August 1910, in Arthur, Douglas, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Douglas, Illinois, United States.
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- John Mcdonald in household of James Mcdonald, "New York State Census, 1855"
- John F. Mcdonald, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
- John F McDonald, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Moultrie, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Domhnaill ‘son of Domhnall’, a name derived from the Celtic elements domno- ‘world’ + val- ‘might, rule’. Donald is an Anglicized form (via Latin) of this personal name used in Scotland, though the surname is also widespread in Ireland. The name is equivalent to Irish McDonnell and McConnell , and to Manx Cannell .
History: This is the name of the largest and most disparate of the Scottish clans (Clan Donald), associated in particular with the Hebrides and claiming descent from Domhnall mac Raghnaill mac Somhairle, who lived in the late 12th century. From that time until 1493 the head of the clan was known as Lord (or King) of the Isles. The reigns of the Lords of the Isles were always stormy, often in conflict with the kings of Scotland, and peppered with disasters. After a series of defeats in the 1480s, Eoin Mac Dhomhnaill a Ìle (John Macdonald of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles) forfeited his lands, his power, and his title as Lord of the Isles in 1493 to King James IV of Scotland. By then, a branch of the family had settled in the Antrim Glens in Ireland and members moved between the southern Hebrides and Ireland throughout the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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