Alexander McDonald

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander McDonald was born on 1 August 1869, in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, his father, Donald Vichey McDonald, was 40 and his mother, Mary Anne McLeod, was 30. He married Christina Munro on 28 February 1906, in Arnprior, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Westmeath Township, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada for about 50 years. He died in 1948, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cobden Cemetery, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Alexander McDonald
1869–1948
Christina Munro
1875–1945
Marriage: 28 February 1906
Jessie Evelyn MacDonald
1907–2001
Mary Isabelle McDonald
1909–1943

Sources (10)

  • Alexander Mcdonald, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Alexander Mcdonald, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Find a Grave

World Events (5)

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1872

Oldest Grave Seen in the Memorials List

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

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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