John McDonald
Birth Date
On 1833 December 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1910 December 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Crawfordsburn, North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1833 December 12
Mother
Sarah Ferguson (1802 - 1883)
Father
James McDonald (1802 - 1850)
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 December 12
Traveled in
Benjamin Hawkins Company (1850)
1850 June 5 – September 9 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Joseph Smith McDonald (Age 7)
James McDonald (Age 48)
Sarah Ferguson (Age 47)
Jane McDonald (Age 22)
Eliza McDonald (Age 18)
William McDonald (Age 15)
Robert McDonald (Age 12)
Mary McDonald (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 9
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
John McDonald Company (1856)
1856 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1856
Joined Company
Circa 1856
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Lucinda Cole
1856 December 16 (Age 23)
Baptized by Hutchison
1875 September 19 (Age 41)
Served in
California Mission
1894 November 15 – 1896 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Heber City, Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Location Served
California
Date Details
Started On 1894 November 15
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1896
Released
Died in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States
1910 December 27 (Age 77)
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John McDonald (1833 - 1910) Profile
John McDonald (1833 - 1910)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
Portrait, Genealogical and Biographical Record of the State of Utah
Portrait, Genealogical and Biographical Record of the State of Utah, Found in Chicago: National Historical Record Co., 1902, Page 146-147.
Saints By Sea
"John McDonald. ID: 27214", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Was A Pioneer In Industrial Utah", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (16 August 1910), Page 12.
"Pioneer Is Summoned", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (29 December 1910), Page 12.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 November 1894, Vol. C, Page 6, Line 366.
Pioneer
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"James McDonald, 1802-1850 and Sarah Ferguson McDonald [Excerpts]", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017, Page 10-12.
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Deseret Evening News
"Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in Nauvoo and Utah", Deseret Evening News, (20 August 1910), Page 20.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 250.
Portrait, Genealogical and Biographical Record of the State of Utah
Portrait, Genealogical and Biographical Record of the State of Utah, Found in Chicago: National Historical Record Co., 1902, Page 146.