Alexander James McDonald

1812 - 1880  (68 years)

• Name	Alexander James McDonald  [1]
  Born	12 Sep 1812	Cheshire, New Haven Co., CT, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA   [1]
  And. J. MCDONALD              Self     Male  M    W    67  CT       Occ: Farmer                                           Fa: CT Mo: CT Lydia MCDONALD              Wife     FemaleM    W    60  OH       Occ: Keeping House         & nbsp;         & nbsp;             Fa: CAN Mo: OH Sarah MCDONALD              Dau      FemaleS    W    33  OH                                                              Fa: CT Mo: OH Johathan S. MCDONALD              Son      Male  S    W    30  OH       Occ: Farmer                                           Fa: CT Mo: OH Helen DURHAM              SisterL  Female W   W    40  OH                                                              Fa: CAN Mo: OH Mary RUSSELL              Other    Female S   W    30  OH       Occ: Servant          ;           ;                    Fa:--- Mo: ---."
  Died	Nov 1880	Lyons, Genesee Co., NY, USA   [1, 3]
  Buried	Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA   [2]
  Notes	From John E. Campbell, correspondent, note of January 11,2009 Name: And. J. Mcdonald Residence: Huron, Erie, Ohio Birth date: 1813 Birth place: Connecticut, United States Relationship to head-of-household: Self Spouse name: Lydia Mcdonald Spouse birth place: Ohio, United States Father name: Father birth place: Connecticut, United States Mother name: Mother birth place: Connecticut, United States Race or color (expanded): White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Marital status: Married Age: 67 years Occupation: Farmer NARA film number: T9-1012 Page: 53 Page letter: C Entry number: 1558 Film number: 1255012 Collection: 1880 United States Census Death: Last Name: MCDONALD First Name: ALEXANDER Middle Name: J Spouse Last Name: SPRAGUE Spouse First Name: LYDIA Age at Time of Death: 69 City of Death: LYONS State of Death: NY Parent's First Name(s): DANIEL Month of Death: 11 Year of Death: 1880 ===== Erie County Reporter of 11-25-1880 p. 8, col. 3: "Died.  McDonald-At Lyons, Wayne county, N. Y., Mr.Alexander J. McDonald in the 69th year of his age.     Mr. McDonald was born in Cheshire, New Haven county,Connecticut, on the 13th of September, 1812, and was thesecond son of the Rev. Daniel Mcdonald, DD., late Professorof Languages in Geneva College, N.Y. Accompanied by hiswife, he was on his way to the scenes of his early youth,and to make one more visit to the aged sister of hismother, who still lives in Cheshire.  His stop inLyons was for a visit with near relatives.     Mr. McDonald settled in Huron in 1845, and married Lydia,the second daughter of the late J. S. Sprague, Esq., one ofthe pioneers of Huron, and here was his home until themessage came for him to depart and be at rest from hislabors.  His habits of industry and his strictintegrity were rewarded with a fair competence for hisdeclining years and his family saw no reason why he shouldnot live long to enjoy it.  Open hearted and generous,his house was the abode of that genial hospitality whichmakes the master and mistress most esteemed by those whoknew them best. Neither was his hand withheld from thedeserving poor or unfortunate, but none, except therecipients and the Master, knew the extent of his charitytoward his fellow men.  Quiet, upright, and reliable,for many years he has been amongst us, leading the lifemost congenial to his retiring habits.  But in an hourwhich none can foresee the call was heard and withourt astruggle or a groan apoplexy closed his life in the arms ofdevoted wife.  One son and daughter are left to mournhis departure and cheer and protect their widowed mother inher remaining years." [3]
  Person ID	I304265	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Professor Daniel McDonald, D. S. T., D. D.,   b. 21 Jun 1785, Watertown, Litchfield Co., CT, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1830, Geneva, Ontario Co., NY, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Phebe Talmadge,   b. 21 Nov 1793, Cheshire, New Haven Co., CT, USA ,   d. 21 May 1860, Norwalk, Huron Co., OH, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1811  [1, 4, 5]
  Alt. Marriage	11 Oct 1811  [4]
  Family ID	F109174	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Lydia S. Sprague,   b. Abt 1821, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1881, Huron Co., OH, USA  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	Y  [1, 6]
  Children	1. Sarah McDonald,   b. 1847, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 1910  (Age 63 years) + 2. Jonathon Stewart McDonald,   b. 14 Dec 1849, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1918, Huron Twp., Erie Co., OH, USA  (Age 68 years)   3. Stewart McDonald,   b. 1850, Huron, Erie Co., OH, USA ,   d. 1918  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F109173	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Sep 1812 - Cheshire, New Haven Co., CT, USA Died - Nov 1880 - Lyons, Genesee Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		McDonald, Alexander James (1812-????)
  		I304265 McDonald, Alexander James (1812-????)

  
  

• Sources

  [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of December 24, 2008. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of February 5, 2009. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of January 11, 2009. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of December 6, 2008. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of May 25, 2009. [S408] Correspondent: Campbell, John E., note of March 15, 2009.