Francis Donaldson (1822 - 1857)

Born 22 Mar 1822 in NY

Ancestors

Husband of Lufanna M (Leek) Brown — married 1845 in NY

Descendants

Died 25 May 1857 at age 35 in Middleville, Barry, Michigan, United States

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Biography

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Rev. Francis Donaldson was the son of Calvin Donaldson, Jr. and Calvin's first wife, Ruby Root. Francis was the husband of LuFanna Leek. Francis lost his mother Ruby when he was very young. His father Calvin remarried in 1832 to a widow, Eleanor Cady Bushnell (1792-1854).

Francis was an ordained Baptist minister. He served as pastor of the Elmira and Fairport Baptist Church in NY. In the 1850 U.S. Census he is shown living with his wife Fanny and son Spratt in Reading, Steuben County, New York (listed under 'Francis Donalson' sic.) Francis died in 1857 while travelling in Ireland. He was first buried in Ireland. Twenty years later in 1877 his remains were returned to Michigan and he was reburied in Barry County. After Francis's death his widow remarried to William Hamilton Brown.

In the 1830's Francis's parents, uncles, and cousins changed the family name from 'Danielson' to 'Donaldson,' believing that 'Donaldson' was the original family surname back in 1600's Scotland.

Sources

• http://person.ancestry.com/tree/27233036/person/2021131989/facts
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50926760