Caroline Virginia (Howe) McDonald (abt. 1832 - abt. 1870)

Born about 1832 in New York, United States

Wife of James McDonald — married 6 Sep 1855 in Racine, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died about Apr 1870 at about age 38 in Sauk, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Name

Caroline Howe

Born

Date: 1832

Place: New York, USA. ^[1]

Residence

Date: 1850

Place: Mount Hope, Orange, New York, USA.

Household:

• Seth Brown Head Male 56 Birthplace: New York, USA Occupation: laborer
• Caroline Howe Female 18 Birthplace: New York, USA^[1]

Date: 1860

Place: Woodland, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA

Household:

• J Mc Donald Male 29 Canada
• Caroline Mc Donald Female 27 New York
• Mary L Mc Donald Female 7 Wisconsin
• Chas Mc Donald Male 10 Canada^[2]

Research Notes

A Virginia C. McDonald is listed in the New York State Census, 1855. Evidence strongly suggests that this woman's last name at birth was Virginia C. Letter, not Caroline Howe.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1M-BST : 23 December 2020), Caroline Howe in household of Seth Brown, Mount Hope, Orange, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW98-CM4 : 18 February 2021), Caroline Mc Donald in entry for J Mc Donald, 1860.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K67Z-85K : 19 November 2014), Virginia C Mcdonald in household of James F Mcdonald, E.D. 5, Ward 13, New York City, New York, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,018,659.
4. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZT-ZR2 : 10 February 2018), Virginia C. Letter in entry for James T. Macdonald and Agnes Reynolds, 14 Feb 1869; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,544,219.

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees
• Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, Wisconsin, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: 4; Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Woodland, Sauk, Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division Vol I pg 0202