Author Topic: Moses McDonald of Philips, NY b. abt 1770 m. Mary Charlotte Weissenfels b. 1767  (Read 641 times)

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Hi, I'm looking for info on Moses McDonald. He married Mary Weissenfels, daughter of Frederick Henrich Weissenfels in Yorktown, NY in 1789. I do have a marriage record for them. Their daughter was Elizabeth McDonald, b. abt 1789, and she married John Hyatt.

I've inferred an approximate birthdate for Moses based on the three censuses I have for him (1800, 1810, 1820). He resided in Philips, Dutchess (later Putnam), New York. I believe, though I don't have confirmation, that his father was John McDonald and his brother was Aaron McDonald, both also of Philips. I inferred this relation based on their proximity to one-another in the 1800 census, so I may be mistaken.

I have contacted a couple of local history places for Philips and Yorktown, but have not received much of a response so far. Any advice or information would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Peterson, Denison, Dennison, Higgins, Bradbury, Collins, McGinnis, Boland, Bradbury, Hawkins, Carey, Linny, Cunningham, Taylor, Orr, McDonald, Hyatt, Weissenfels, Stone, Cole, Myrick, Clark