Angus Simon MacDonald (abt. 1860 - 1940)

Born about 1 Jan 1860 in Canada [uncertain]

Husband of Janet (Gordon) MacDonald — married [date unknown] (to about 1901) in Canada

Husband of Emma Adaline (Sherman) MacDonald — married about 1901 in Grafton Co, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1940 at about age 80 in Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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Angus MacDonald migrated from Canada to the US.

Biography

Parents unknown. Became a US citizen in 1888, at Lancaster, Coos, NH, while residing in Northumberland NH.

Married first wife Janet (maiden name could be Gordon) about 1884, presumably in Canada. Children include:

1. Blanche b1886 (Canada)
2. Hugh b1890 (Canada)
3. Ronald Gordon b1899 (NH)

Married (?) second wife, Emma Adaline (Sherman) Blake about 1901, presumably in New Hampshire. She died in 1908. Their children include:

1. Daisy Emma b1901 (NH)

Research Notes

Birthplace unclear.

• 1910, 1930, 1940 censuses: "Canada"
• 1900 census: "English Canada"
• Death record: "New Brunswick"
• 1920 census: "Nova Scotia"
• Ronald's birth: "Maine"
• Daisy's birth: "Bethlehem" (NH)
• Naturalization record only lists current residence, not origin.
• Neither marriage record has been found

Circumstances unclear about his separation from first wife Janet. His later censuses list him as a Widower, still in upper NH. Her later censuses with the children list her as a Widow, first in Boston and then New York City. They parted ways between the 1900 census and the 1901 birth of Daisy, which suggests a motive.

There are several other Angus MacDonalds running around New Hampshire during this period. That could explain the age discrepancy in 1910, where he doesn't appear with or near any corroborating family members. Unfortunately, his age in 1910 is supported by his age in 1920, where he appears with daughter Daisy.

Sources

• Grave - not found

• Birth - not found
• 1860 - not found (Canada?)
• 1870 - not found (Canada?)
• 1880 - not found (Canada?)
• Marriage to Janet - not found
• 1888 naturalization - "United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXRW-J8Q : 11 March 2018), Angus Mcdonald, 1888; citing New Hampshire, NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 88; FHL microfilm 1,429,758.
• 1900, age 40 - NH, Coos, Berlin ward 1, ED 257, sheet 1A, family 4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Y3-QV9 : accessed 17 February 2019), Angus Macdonald, Berlin city Ward 1, Coos, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 257, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,945.
• Marriage to Emma - not found
• 1910, age 45 - NH, Grafton, Center, Landaff, ED 82, sheet 16B, family 37. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLZ3-HH9 : accessed 17 February 2019), Angess S Mcdonald in household of Harry G Morse, Landoff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 16B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 861; FHL microfilm 1,374,874.
• 1920, age 56 - NH, Grafton, Lisbon, ED 53, sheet 1B, family 17. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8X-QCM : accessed 17 February 2019), Angus S Mcdonald, Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing ED 53, sheet 1B, line 66, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1008; FHL microfilm 1,821,008.
• 1930, age 69 - NH, Grafton, Haverhill, ED 5-19, sheet 6B, family 170. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7N8-3JP : accessed 17 February 2019), Angus A Macdonald in household of Samuel R Sias, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 6B, line 70, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 2,341,035.
• 1940, age 80 - NH, Grafton, Landaff, ED 5-32, sheet 5B, family 86. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTMB-4S3 : 14 March 2018), Angus Macdonald, Landaff, Landaff Town, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-32, sheet 5B, line 53, family 86, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2286.
• Death - "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD23-F46 : 10 March 2018), Angus Simon Macdonald, 30 Sep 1940; citing Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire; FHL microfilm 2,296,713.

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