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McDONALD Genealogy

FIRST GENERATION

John McDONALD.

Children of John McDONALD were:

i. Maria Ann E. "Annie" McDONALD
ii. Margaret McDONAL(D)
iii. Violet McDONALD

SECOND GENERATION

Maria Ann E. "Annie" McDONAL(D) was born in 1827.

She died in Nov 1896. She was buried on 11 Nov 1896 in West Newton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

West Newton Cemetery Lot Interment record stated:

Name - HUTCHINSON, MRS. JOSEPH (ANNIE) Interment No. - 383
Date of Death -                             Date of Interment - 11-11-1896
Place of Death - 
Cause of Death - 
Age -                      Sex - female                 Color - white
Undertaker -                                 City - 
Lot Owner - JosephHutchinson
Section - A          Lot No. - 66              Grave No. - 3
Lot Book - 2       Page - 104     Interment Record Page - 18

She was married to Joseph HUTCHINSON on 21 Mar 1849. Joseph HUTCHINSON was born on 21 Mar 1828 in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was born near Round Hill Church. He died on 4 Oct 1916 in Allison, Pennsylvania.

Uniontown Daily News Standard of Oct 5, 1916 stated:

JOS. HUTCHINSON DEAD

Joseph Hutchinson, a pioneer oil man of Pennsylvania and the father of H. D. Hutchinson of this place, died Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Stacker of Allison. Mr. Hutchinson would have been 89 years old March 21, 1917, having been born in Allegheny county in 1828. In addition to the local councilman, deceased is survived by the following children, John, of near Uniontown; Mrs. Margaret Shrum of Noblestown; Mrs. Elizabeth Knox of Rixford, Pa., and Mrs. Stacker.

Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock at home of H. D. Hutchinson in Lincoln street with Rev. J. S. Bromley officiating and interment will be made Friday afternoon in the West Newton cemetery, where the body of deceased will be laid to rest beside that of his wife who died in the fall of 1896. The trip to West Newton will be made by automobile.

Mr. Hutchinson's six grandsons, William, Joseph and Amos Shrum of Noblestown; Earl Shrum of Marianna and Harold and John Hutchinson of Uniontown will serve as his pallbearers.

His son Harmer signed the death certificate. Harmer was living in Uniontown at the time of his father's death. The contributory to death was Sarcoma involving tissues of the neck for two years. He was buried on 6 Oct 1916 in West Newton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

West Newton Cemetery Lot Interment record stated:

Name - HUTCHINSON, JOSEPH                   Interment No. - 3543
Date of Death -                             Date of Interment - 10-6-1916
Place of Death - 
Cause of Death - 
Age -                      Sex - male                 Color - white
Undertaker - Nixon                          City - 
Lot Owner - JosephHutchinson
Section - A          Lot No. - 66              Grave No. - 2
Lot Book - 2       Page - 104     Interment Record Page - 152

From Rootsweb - Bios: Hi-Hy Surnames: Gresham and Wileym 1889: Biographical & Protrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, page 352 (http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/pa/fayette/bios/gresham/hibios.txt) stated:

JOSEPH HUTCHINSON was born near Round Hill church, Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, Penna, March 21, 1828. His father, John Hutchinson, was born in New Jersey and came to Pennsylvania with his father Joseph Hutchinson. He afterwards on his return East, died from the effects of the measles. His wife, Ann Bennett, who lived to be 105 years of age, was a daughter of a captain of the War of the Revolution. The Bennetts were a remarkable people for their longevity and physical endurance, and were noted for their abstemious and temperate habits. John Bennett, a brother of Mrs. Ann Hutchinson, was a soldier under General Markle in the War of 1812-15.

The Hutchinsons are of English stock. John Hutchinson was a leading farmer and speculator of Allegheny and later of Westmoreland county, Penna.

Joseph Hutchinson, whose nameheads this sketch, was married March 21, 1849, to Ann E. McDonal, a daughter of John McDonal of Sewickley township, Westmoreland county, Penna (the great grandfather of the latter was one of the heroes of the Revolution), and has had seven children of whom two are dead: John M Hutchinson, a well-driller by occupation was born in 1850; Magaret Jane Hutchinson, now the wife of Amos Shrum, formerly of Westmoreland county; Travilo W. Hutchinson (deceased); Elizabeth Hutchinson, wife of Harvey Knox; Huldah Belle Hutchinson (deceased); H D Hutchinson, and Minnie B Hutchinson.

Joseph Hutchinson worked on the farm until he learned the blacksmith trade, and has since worked at this and the oil drilling business. He removed and located in Menallen township in 1882.

He was a blacksmith and a pioneer oil man. He lived with daughter Minnie in his later years at Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.

Children of Maria Ann E. "Annie" McDONALD and Joseph HUTCHINSON were:

i. Harmer Denny HUTCHINSON
ii. John McDonald HUTCHINSON
iii. Trovilla HUTCHINSON
iv. Elizabeth HUTCHINSON
v. Minnie HUTCHINSON
vi. Margaret Jane "Maggie" HUTCHINSON
vii. Hulda Belle HUTCHINSON

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Margaret McDONALD.

Margaret McDONALD and HAYDENS had no known children.

Violet McDONALD.

Violet McDONALD and HAYDENS had no known children.

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