Brief Life History of Alfred Edward
When Alfred Edward Mcdonald was born on 14 June 1909, in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Frank Edward Mcdonald, was 27 and his mother, Delia Libby Sevigney, was 23. He married Florence Ella Dewyea on 20 May 1935, in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died on 22 February 1994, at the age of 84, and was buried in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Alfred MacDonald, "United States 1950 Census"
- Edward Alfred Macdonald, "New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915"
- Alfred Edward Mcdonald, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
Spouse and Children
1909–1994 Male
1909–1990 Female
Parents and Siblings
1882–1947 Male
1885–1967 Female
Siblings (4)
1906–1909 Male
1908– Male
1909–1994 Male
1912–1998 Female
World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
1916 · New Hampshire Holds First Primary
Age 7
1932
Age 23
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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