John Brown Donaldson

Brief Life History of John Brown

When John Brown Donaldson was born on 27 November 1838, in Canonsburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Robert Donaldson, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Brown, was 25. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Sarah Cook. He died on 3 December 1924, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

John Brown Donaldson
1838–1924
Sarah Cook
1839–1914
John Vance Donaldson
1863–1932
William Dickson Donaldson
1869–
Mary E. Donald
1873–
Mary H Donaldson
1878–1962

Sources (11)

  • John Donaldson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Donnell in entry for Mary E. Donnell, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
  • John Donaldson, "United States Census, 1900"

World Events (7)

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.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

Scottish: patronymic from Donald , generally representing an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhomhnaill (see McDonald ).

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

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