Mary (Skidd) McDonald (abt. 1840 - 1919)

Born about 1840 in New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1919 at about age 79 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Mary Skidd was born about 1840 in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada to parents John Skidd and Jane Gilliss. ^[1]

Mary married John McNeill about 1862 in New Brunswick. They had three known children:

1. Elizabeth Isabella "Lizzie B" McNeil 1864–
2. Daniel McNeil 1866–
3. John James McNeill 1868–1937^[2]

Mary wed second Seaward McDonald in October 1870 in . Their known children:

1. Seaward Joseph McDonald 1876-1953
2. Edward McDonald 1879-

Mary passed away in 1919 in Rumford, Maine. She was buried at Farrington Morton Cemetery in Mexico, Maine. ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Year: 1851; Census Place: Glenelg, Northumberland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_995; Page: 37; Line: 32
2. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada, New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, citing Name: John McNeill Gender: Male Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1868 Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1890 Marriage Place: New Brunswick, Canada Father: John McNeill Mother: Mary Skidd Spouse: Isabella Bateman
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154213376/mary-mcdonald : accessed 05 June 2022), memorial page for Mary McDonald (1840–1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154213376, citing Farrington-Morton Cemetery, Mexico, Oxford County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by E (contributor 48710146) .
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-NL72 : 2 March 2021), Seaward Mc Donald in entry for Mary Mcdonald, 04 Aug 1919; citing Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.