When James McDonald was born on 1 June 1802, in Crawfordsburn, County Down, Ireland, his father, Moses McDonald, was 23 and his mother, Mary Glass, was 28. He married Sarah Ferguson on 20 September 1825, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1844. He died on 17 June 1850, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Loup, Nebraska, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
Illinois is the 21st state.
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.
Possible Related NamesThe Autobiography of William McDonald (as interpreted by Susan Rackley Foss) Note: I have a copy of the original autobiography, but took the liberty of correcting spelling and other errors to mak …
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