Brief Life History of Donald
When Donald McPhee was born in July 1841, in Lancaster, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, Alexander McPhee, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Grant, was 37. He married Susan Young on 1 July 1875, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1900 and Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 May 1920, in Nicollet, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.
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- Donald Mcphee, "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861"
- Donald Mcphee, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Donald McPhee, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853
Historical Boundaries 1853: Nicollet, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Nicollet, Minnestoa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe ‘son of Duibhshíth’, a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘dark peace’. See Irish McAfee and compare the unlenited forms McDuffie and Duffy 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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