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William James MACDONALD

Male 1905 - 1924  (19 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William James MACDONALD was born in 1905 in Nova Scotia (son of James Alexander MACDONALD and Wilhalmina GRAHAM); died in 1924 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Alexander MACDONALD was born in 1881 in Merigomish, Pictou, Nova Scotia; died on 23 May 1923 in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    James married Wilhalmina GRAHAM on 15 Jun 1903 in Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Wilhalmina (daughter of Capt. William Fraser GRAHAM and Marcelina MAHONEY) was born on 16 Mar 1873 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Mar 1961 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Saint Ninian’s Cemetery, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Wilhalmina GRAHAM was born on 16 Mar 1873 in Nova Scotia (daughter of Capt. William Fraser GRAHAM and Marcelina MAHONEY); died on 9 Mar 1961 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Saint Ninian’s Cemetery, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Notes:

    According to MacLean, History of Antigonish, vol 2, p 182: living in New York.
    “Before I was born and as a small child (maybe 4, which would have been 1950) my grandmother had a flat at 110 St. and Amsterdam Avenue in NYC. She stayed there in the Winter and returned to Heatherton in the Summer. I do not know the exact dates, but I do know she was doing this before 1945. At the time, my father, Fauster and his brother Wallace both lived in NYC. Another brother, Graham lived in Albany, NY or just north of Albany in Brant Lake, NY. But, then she stopped coming to NY and we would go to Heatherton every summer to see her. She died at the Sanitarium in Kentville in March of 1961.” [Mary Ann McDonald McConnell, Dec. 2000]

    Children:
    1. John Graham MACDONALD was born on 20 Jun 1904 in New York; died in Sep 1968 in Glens Falls, Saratoga, New York; was buried in South Glens Falls, Saratoga, New York.
    2. 1. William James MACDONALD was born in 1905 in Nova Scotia; died in 1924 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    3. Ruben Fauster MACDONALD was born on 3 Feb 1908 in Mulgrave, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 13 Jan 1981 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York.
    4. Charles MACDONALD was born on 20 Jun 1909 in Nova Scotia; died on 24 May 1945 in Tokyo, Japan.
    5. Marcella MACDONALD was born in 1910 in Nova Scotia; died in 1949 in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    6. Wallace Bernard MACDONALD was born on 26 Jun 1913 in Mulgrave, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 29 May 1996 in Bronx, New York, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Capt. William Fraser GRAHAM was born on 10 Nov 1829 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia (son of David GRAHAM and Mary Elizabeth BIGELOW); died on 18 Feb 1895 in Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Notes:

    D.G. Widden, “History of The Town Of Antigonish”; the casket, Aug 10,1934 States:
    Followed the sea for a time, but settled down on a farm in Bayfield.
    Buried in Heatherton old Cemetery.

    He resided at Bayfield, Nova Scotia. Ship captain and farmer. Children all baptized in the Anglican church at Bayfield. In 1871 they were listed in the census as “Presbyterian” the dominant protestant religion in Antigonish
    where William came from. In the 1881 census William was listed as “Baptist,” and wife Marcelina was listed as “Catholic,” and yet all the children were listed as “Church of England.”

    Douglas Graham wrote:
    RELIGION: converted to Roman Catholic; Baptist [Census 1891]
    HOME: Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia [1886 voters’ list] Heatherton [Census 1891]
    BURIED: possibly Heatherton as wife is buried there.

    William married Marcelina MAHONEY on 27 Nov 1856. Marcelina was born on 25 Jul 1838; died on 17 Sep 1895 in Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Marcelina MAHONEY was born on 25 Jul 1838; died on 17 Sep 1895 in Heatherton, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    Children:
    1. Mary GRAHAM was born on 8 Jan 1858 in Nova Scotia; died on 23 Jan 1943 in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    2. Reuben GRAHAM was born on 8 Aug 1859 in Nova Scotia; died on 3 Apr 1922.
    3. Charles W. GRAHAM was born on 6 Mar 1861 in Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 8 Jan 1950 in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    4. Elizabeth GRAHAM was born on 11 Aug 1864 in Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died in Oct 1919.
    5. Thomas William GRAHAM was born on 28 Feb 1870 in Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 16 Jun 1939 in Harbour Center, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    6. John George GRAHAM was born on 18 Mar 1871 in Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 17 Feb 1943 in Lower South River, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    7. 3. Wilhalmina GRAHAM was born on 16 Mar 1873 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Mar 1961 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Saint Ninian’s Cemetery, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  David GRAHAM was born on 22 Apr 1793 in Cape George, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 11 Oct 1869 in Antigonish Harbour, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    David married Mary Elizabeth BIGELOW on 6 Feb 1827. Mary (daughter of Reuben BIGELOW and Lavinia SKINNER) was born on 5 May 1809 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 1 Dec 1890 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Elizabeth BIGELOW was born on 5 May 1809 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia (daughter of Reuben BIGELOW and Lavinia SKINNER); died on 1 Dec 1890 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Notes:

    See :
    D. G. Widden, "History of the Town of Antigonish", The Casket, Aug 10, 1934

    Douglas Graham writes:
    AGE: @ death 81 yrs.
    AFN: STPK-BR
    SERVANT: Mary Dunn 20 yrs, R Cath, English.; Donald McAngus 22 yrs, farm labourer in 1871 census.
    SIBLING: probably Rosina Bigelow who married James Lyons in Cornwallis 10 Apr. 1806. [A.W.H. Eaton, The History of King’s county Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land giving a Sketc h of the French and Their Expulsion, and a History of the New England Planters Who Came in T heir Stead With many Genealogies 1604-1910, Mika, Belleville, 1972. (Salem Press, Salem, 1 910) pp. 738-9]

    Children:
    1. Isabel Lavinia GRAHAM was born on 24 Feb 1828 in Cape George, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 28 Sep 1919 in Edgewood, Providence, Rhode Island.
    2. 6. Capt. William Fraser GRAHAM was born on 10 Nov 1829 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Feb 1895 in Bayfield, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    3. Eunice Caroline GRAHAM was born on 8 Oct 1831 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 27 Sep 1889 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    4. John Reuben GRAHAM was born on 28 Nov 1833 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 25 May 1901 in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    5. Charles James GRAHAM was born on 27 Apr 1836 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 24 Aug 1873 in Cape George, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    6. Sarah Skinner GRAHAM was born on 1 Aug 1838 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 5 Feb 1923 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.
    7. David GRAHAM was born on 9 Sep 1840 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; and died.
    8. Matthew Stewart GRAHAM was born on 10 Mar 1843 in Antigonish Harbour, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 24 Aug 1873 in Cape George, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    9. Emma Matilda GRAHAM was born on 26 Oct 1845 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died in 1910 in Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    10. Wallace Nesbit GRAHAM was born on 15 Jan 1848 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 12 Oct 1917 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    11. James Bruce GRAHAM was born on 11 Dec 1850 in Antigonish Harbour, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died on 16 Jan 1877 in Isaacs Harbour, Guys, Nova Scotia.
    12. Mary Elizabeth GRAHAM was born on 3 Nov 1852 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; died in 1877.