Donaldson Family
Generation 1
John Donaldson (Reference # 428) of Haddington, Scotland was born
c1770. He married Margrate Carmichal (Reference # 429). We are seeking
further information on them. They had at least one child:
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James Donaldson
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b. 20 October 1811 in Scotland
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d. 12 September 1890 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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m. c1830 to Margaret McKenzie in Scotland?
Generation 2
John Donaldson (Reference # 214) was born 20 October 1811 in Scotland
and died 12 September 1890 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL. His occupation was
Baker in Rochester, NY and Butcher in Utica, IL. He married Margaret
McKenzie (Reference # 215) c1830, probably in Scotland as they immigrated
from the Haddington-Edinburgh area to Rochester, NY at that time. She was
born 12 November 1808 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died 15 January 1887 at
Utica, LaSalle Co., IL. We are seeking further information on her
ancestry. They removed from Rochester, NY to LaSalle Co., IL in 1845. In
1861 they rented out their farm and moved into Utica, IL. Both were buried
in Utical Cemetery at Utica. They had the following children:
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Harriet Donaldson
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b. 11 August 1834 at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
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d. September 1909 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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m. 1851 to Zenas Clark Dickinson at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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M. Frances Donaldson
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John Donaldson
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b. 9 October 1839 at New York, NY
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d. San Antonio, TX?
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m. c1866 to Margaret McHarry (July 1837-) and they had the following children:
Mellora Donaldson (Dec 1866-); Caroline McHarry Donaldson (Jan 1881-);
Dolly Harpham Donaldson; and an Unknown son (-hunting accident)
Generation 3
Harriet Donaldson (Reference # 107) was born 11 August 1834 at Rochester,
Monroe Co., NY and died September 1909 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL. She married
Zenas Clark Dickinson (Reference # 106) in 1851 at Utica, LaSalle
Co., IL. He was born 18 February 1818 near Granby, Hampshire Co., MA and
died 1901 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL. For further information on his ancestry
see the Dickinson Family. They had the following
children:
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Mary Frances Dickinson
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b. 22 December 1852 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 14 December 1937
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m. 9 March 1881 to James Thurston Lowers in IL
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See the Lowers Family for further information
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Amelia Dickinson
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b. 21 August 1854 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 11 January 1858
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Harriet E. Dickinson
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b. 17 August 1856 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 29 May 1885 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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never married
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Zenas Clark Dickinson, Jr.
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b. 10 July 1858 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 10 April 1953 at Sterling, Logan Co., CO
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m. 8 March 1888 to Ane Nielsine Bundegaard aka Nellie Bungor (17 July 1865-30
Aug 1950) in Iowa. They had the following children: Zenas Clark Dickinson
III (9 Aug 1889-22 March 1966); Amy Zilpha Dickinson (30 March 1891-1994
or 1995); Charles Bungor Dickinson (6 July 1893-); Hester Irene Dickinson
(19 Jan 1896-); Donald Dewey Dickinson (23 Oct 1898-); and Nellie Harriet
Dickinson (28 June 1904-)
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often lived with his Donaldson grandparents during his boyhood
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James Dickinson
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b. 5 May 1860 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 26 March 1863 of diptheria
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William W. Dickinson
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b. c1866 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 1942 at Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
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m. Anna, surname unknown
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John J. Dickinson
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b. 16 June 1862 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 8 April 1863 of diptheria
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Samuel Charles Dickinson
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b. 10 April 1864 at Utica, LaSalle Co., IL
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d. 17 November 1903 at Fort Collins, CO of tuberculosis
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m. 27 June 1894 to Delia Marsh (14 May 1868-) and had children: Esther
Marsh Dickinson (21 June 1895-22 Sept 1932); Mildred Irene Dickinson (27
June 1897-); and Rodney Carver Dickinson (7 Feb 1900-)
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Mabel M. Dickinson
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b. 16 August 1868 at IL
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d. 1952 at Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL
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m. Len Collins (-bef 8 June 1900 when wife resided with her parents) and
had children: Cassius A. Collins (Feb 1891-) and Julian S. Collins (Nov
1892-)
Sources
1900 Census, LaSalle Co., IL, Dist. 89, Sheet 6
Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson by Elinor V. Smith, Dickinson
Family Association, 1978
The Zenas and Nellie Dickinson Story by Zenas Clark Dickinson
III, et.al., Privately Printed, 1970
IGI
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31 October 1997