Alexander F. Macdonald

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

ALEXANDER FINDLAY MACDONALD (McDONALD)

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BIOGRAPHY

Alexander Findlay Macdonald (sometime spelled McDonald) was born September 15, 1825 in Highland, Scotland.

Alexander & Elizabeth G immigrated to America from Scotland in the spring of 1854. Alexander found employment in Springville, Utah and the family lived there for seven years.

Alexander's marriage to Sarah Johnson was short and she had no children with Alexander. Members of her family took her forcibly to Nevada where she married another man. She had two daughters in Nevada, and she and the children died soon after. Very little is known about her except that she was tall, blonde, beautiful, and was born in 1839 in Liverpool, England.

In 1866, Alexander was called to St. George to manage the construction of the St. George Temple and take charge of the Church tithing and dispensing office. He employed workers idled by a shortage of materials for the St. George Temple.

From 1877-1879, Alexander and his sons, Aaron and Alec?, went on a mission to Scotland.

Alexander was called to move to Mesa City and served as the stake president and mayor there.

Alexander died on March 21, 1903 in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was buried in the Colonia Dbulan Cemetery in Colonia Dublan, Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.


FAMILY

Parents and Siblings:
    Duncan Macdonald
    Margaret Macrae Macdonald
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
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(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

First Wife and Children:
    Elizabeth Graham Macdonald
        Alexander Findlay Macdonald, Jr.  
        Graham Duncan Macdonald
        Joseph Booth Macdonald
        Aaron Johnson Macdonald
        Samuel Whitney Macdonald
        Israel Hope Macdonald
        Heber Chase Macdonald
        McCrae Macdonald
        Brigham Alma Macdonald
        Smith Macdonald
        Abraham Owen Macdonald


(1/12/1831-7/11/1917)   (married 5/20/1851)
(2/12/1855-2/5/1916)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(7/3/1856-1/27/1908)   (married Ann Gardner)
(12/23/1857-1/16/1942)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(7/12/1859-7/5/1884)   (married Julia Ann Ivins)
(11/16/1860-10/20/1868)
(9/25/1862-4/3/1865)
(7/4/1964-7/12/1903)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(2/4/1866-1/1/1902)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(2/19/1868-4/16/1869)
(1/12/1870-1/12/1870)
(4/3/1871-11/1/1872)

Second Wife (no children):
    Sarah Johnson Macdonald


(xx/xx/1839-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married 1/20/1856)

Third Wife and Children:
    Agnes Arid Macdonald
        Wallace Aird Macdonald
        Agnes Macdonald
        George Aird Macdonald
        James Alexander Macdonald
        Arthur Arid Macdonald
        Flora Macdonald


(9/8/1838-2/23/1898)   (married 10/20/1864)
(9/4/1865-7/3/1952)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(2/19/1868-9/6/1869)
(2/9/1870-11/12/1931)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(11/29/1871-12/17/1940)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(9/19/1873-11/2/1873)
(9/19/1873-9/19/1873)

Fourth Wife and Children:
    Elizabeth Atkinson Macdonald
        Margaret Atkinson Macdonald
        Annetta Macdonald
        Elizabeth Graham Macdonald
        Maud Atkinson Macdonald


(5/18/1840-2/4/1922)   (married 10/20/1864)
(10/29/1865-6/14/1935)   (married Soren Christian Sorenson)
(6/24/1867-6/7/1868)
(8/27/1874-10/23/1904)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(8/27/1876-7/5/1878)

Fifth Wife and Children:
    Fannie Van Cott Macdonald
        John Van Cott Macdonald
        Scott Van Cott Macdonald
        Byron Van Cott Macdonald
        Lucy Lavinia Macdonald
        Flora Hermosa Macdonald


(4/18/1850-12/21/1930)   (married 8/1/1870)
(3/3/1872-8/xx/1883)
(12/1/1874-2/1/1875)
(9/14/1877-6/20/1953)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(11/24/1884-7/22/1949)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(4/22/1888-9/12/1921)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)


PHOTOS

TBD


REFERENCES

I Was Called to Dixie
Book by Andrew Karl Larson, 1961
See pages 221, 241, 486, 508, 556, 586, 587, and 591

Devoted Empire Builders (Pioneers of St. George)
Book by A. K. Hafen, 1969
See pages 79-80

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