Person:John McDonald (116)

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Col. John McDonald
b.28 Jan 1775 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
d.11 Aug 1853 Lattaville, Ross, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1774
  1. William McDonaldEst 1774 - 1834
  2. Col. John McDonald1775 - 1853
  3. Thomas McDonald1775 - 1851
  4. Nancy McDonald1779 - 1836
  5. Col. James McDonaldEst 1780 - 1827
  6. Hiram McDonaldEst 1786 - 1796
  7. Henrietta McDonaldEst 1790 - 1834
Spouse and Children
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m. 5 Feb 1799
  1. Effie McDonald1801 -
  2. Mariah L McDonald1802 - 1887
  3. Henrietta McDonald1803 - 1866
  4. Nancy McDonald1806 -
  5. Mary "Polly" Teter McDonald1808 - 1884
  6. Col. John Cutright McDonald1809 - 1895
  7. Margaret McDonald1811 - 1814
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Facts and Events
Name Col. John McDonald
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] 28 Jan 1775 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United Stateseldest of 7 children
Marriage 5 Feb 1799 Ohio, United Statesto Catharine Cutright
Death[1] 11 Aug 1853 Lattaville, Ross, Ohio, United States
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Research Notes

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grave Recorded, in Find A Grave.

    [Includes headstone photo. Inscription: COL. JOHN MCDONALD. 1775-1853. EMINENT EXPLORER, SURVEYOR, OFFICER, LEGISLATOR, HISTORIAN, PATRIOT. AUTHOR OF "MCDONALD SKETCHES"]

  2.   Family Recorded, in Howe, Henry. Historical collections of Ohio in three volumes: an encyclopedia of the state: history both general and local, geography with descriptions of its counties, cities and villages, its agricultural manufacturing, mining and business development, sketches of eminent and interesting characters, etc., with notes of a tour over it in 1886; contrasting the Ohio of 1846 with 1886-88[90]; from drawings by the author in 1846 and photographs taken in 1886, 1887, and 1888 [1889, and 1890] of cities and chief towns, public buildings, historic localities, monuments, curiosities, antiquities, portraits, maps, etc. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982)
    Vol 2, p 502.

    ... The pioneer author of the Scioto valley, Col. John McDonald, should be gratefully remembered. He was of Scotch (Highland) stock; was born in Northumberland county, Pa., January 28, 1775. In the spring of 1792 he joined Gen. Massie's settlement at Manchester. He was a boatman, hunter, surveyor, Indian fighter, and under Massie, took a prominent part in all the expeditions leading to the settlement to the Scioto valley. He was a colonel in the war of 1812, and held various civil offices. He died on his farm at poplar Ridge, Ross county, September 11, 1853. He was a modest, valuable man. His little book, now out of print, "McDonald's Sketches," details the woeful experiences of the early explorers of the valley with lifelike truthfulness and simplicity. The sketches of Worthington, Massie, and McArthur, herein given, are abridged mainly from his "sketches." ...

  3.   McDonald, John. McDonald's Sketches. (E. Morgan & Son: Cincinnati & Isaac N. Whiting: Columbus, 1838).

    [Col. John McDonald published this volume in 1838.]

  4. ↑ Family Recorded, in The Old Northwest genealogical quarterly. (Columbus, Ohio: The Society, 1898-).

    Vol 8 (Jan 1905), p 13 -
    COLONEL JOHN McDONALD, Written, June 1896, by J.B.F. MORGAN.

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