2. | James M. McDonald (1.1) was born on 6 Jan 1818 in Kings County, Ireland; died on 17 Aug 1895 in Brayton, Greeley, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Greeley County, Nebraska, United States of America. Notes:
James M. McDonald was born on 6 January 1818 in Ireland, in Kings County (not the same name now).
His father was a soldier in the British Army. They came to Quebec Canada when James was only 1 year old.
His first wife was
She passed away in Canada and is buried there. She was survived by six children; Mary Ann, Katherine, Tom, Jim, Frank and Hannah.
In 1858 he and his children moved to Saukville, Wisconsin in Ozaukee County. While living there he enlisted (28 Nov 1862) in the Union Army.
He was a Corporal in Co. E, 16th Wisconsin Infantry. He was discharged on 12 July 1865.
In 1867 he married Margaret Gough, and in 1877 they moved to Fremont, Nebraska. Margaret died in Fremont in 1879 and was buried in a cemetery in Saunders County. There were four children born to his second wife: Alfred, Agnes, Mattied, and Ben. His daughter Hannah by the first marriage was never married and helped raise the other children. The boy Frank was the sixth born of the first marriage and he died young.
In 1880 the family moved to O'Neill and in 1890 they moved to Greeley County. He passed away near Brayton in Greeley County on 17 August 1895.
James married Francis Ireland in 1843 in Québec (Presbyterian) (Québec (Saint Andrew`s Church)), Québec. Francis (daughter of Francis Ireland and Hannah Hopper) was born on 28 Jul 1816 in Bulmer, Yorkshire, England; died about 1857 in Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Katherine M. McDonald
was born in Sep 1856 in Quebec, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1910 in Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, USA.
- 4. Thomas Henry McDonald
was born on 10 Mar 1858 in Quebec, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1923 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA.
- 5. James M. McDonald
was born in 1852 in Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Feb 1939 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 6 Feb 1939 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA.
- 6. Mary Ann McDonald
was born on 1 Nov 1858 in Quebec, Canada; died on 18 Mar 1895 in Saunders, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Pohocco, Saunders, Nebraska, United States.
- 7. Hannah McDonald
was born in 1851 in Canada; died on 21 Dec 1929 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 23 Dec 1929 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA.
- 8. Frank M. McDonald
was born in in Quebec, Canada.
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James married Margaret Gough in 1867. Margaret died in 1879 in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA; was buried in 1879 in Saunders, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Benjamin McDonald
was born in 1879 in Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA; died on 12 Dec 1955 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 15 Dec 1955 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA.
- 10. Alfred M. McDonald
was born in 1870 in Wisconsin, USA; died in 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 11. Agnes M. McDonald
was born in 1875 in Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA; died on 22 Jul 1950 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 25 Jul 1950 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA.
- 12. Martha M. McDonald
was born in 1877 in Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA; died on 13 Dec 1949 in Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 15 Dec 1949.
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