Brief Life History of Murray Henry
When Murray Henry Macdonald was born on 13 October 1902, in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, his father, William Henry Macdonald, was 39 and his mother, Barbara Ellen Houston, was 41. He married Catherine Sadie Dillon on 20 April 1928, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1924 and lived in United States in 1949 and Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 14 December 1975, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.
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- Murray H Macdonald, "United States 1950 Census"
- Murray H Macdonald, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Murray Henry MacDonald, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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Scottish: see McDonald .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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