Esther McDonald: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

Esther McDonald is documented in 68 historical records spanning 1810-2014 across 18 cities — including Bruce, Saint-Sylvestre, Sainte-Brigitte-De-Laval, Lytton et Cache Creek et Spence's Bridge et Kamloops, Belleville, Weymouth, Belleville City, Vancouver, Trenton, and Burnaby. Sources include 33 births, 19 censuses, 6 marriage records, and 10 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named Esther McDonald through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with Esther McDonald today.

Year Type Subject Location Source Results

abt. 1810

Birth

Ester McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1810

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1815

Birth

Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1815

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1839

Birth

Hester McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1839

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1846

Birth

Hester-Ann McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1846

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1848

Birth

Esther-A McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1848

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1852

Birth

Esther Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1852

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1856

Marriage

Jean Isoire & Esther McDonald

Saint-Sylvestre, Qc

Vital records

1856

Marriage

Saint-Sylvestre, Qc

(Vital records)

abt. 1865

Birth

Esther-Ann Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1865

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1865

Marriage

Jean Provencal & Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1865

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

abt. 1867

Marriage

Jean-Baptiste Isoire-Provencal & Esther Macdonald

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1867

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

1869

Marriage

John Bolan & Esther McDonald

Sainte-Brigitte-De-Laval, Qc

Vital records

1869

Marriage

Sainte-Brigitte-De-Laval, Qc

(Vital records)

abt. 1872

Birth

Esther-I Macdonnald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1872

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1874

Birth

Esther-May McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1874

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

Ester McDonald

Bruce, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Bruce, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

Esther Macdonald

Lytton et Cache Creek et Spence's Bridge et Kamloops, C-B

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Lytton et Cache Creek et Spence's Bridge et Kamloops, C-B

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

Esther McDonald

Belleville, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Belleville, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

Esther-May McDonald

Weymouth, NÉ

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Weymouth, NÉ

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1882

Birth

Hester-J McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1882

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1883

Birth

Ester-Jane McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1883

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1889

Birth

Stella-Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1889

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1891

Birth

Ester Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1891

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1891

Census

Hester McDonald

Bruce, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Bruce, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

Esther-I Macdonnald

Belleville City, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Belleville City, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1892

Birth

Mary-Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

abt. 1892

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

abt. 1894

Birth

Mary-Esther-Jane McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1894

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1900

Birth

Hester-James McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1900

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1901

Birth

Hester-Anderson McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1901

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1903

Birth

Esther-G McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1903

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1903

Birth

Ester-Marie McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1903

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1906

Birth

Ester-Annie McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1906

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1906

Birth

Esther-M McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1906

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1907

Birth

Esther-L Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1907

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1908

Birth

Esther-Geraldine McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1908

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1909

Birth

Hester-Josephine Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1909

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1911

Birth

Esther-Naomi Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1911

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1911

Birth

Esther-Catherine Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1911

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1914

Birth

Jessie-Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1914

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1914

Birth

Esther-Anna McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1914

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1918

Birth

Esther-Jean McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1918

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1919

Birth

Annie-Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1919

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1924

Birth

Ester-R McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1924

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1926

Birth

Hester-Howard McDonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1926

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1929

Birth

Ester-Mildred Macdonald

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1929

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Hester-Anderson McDonald & Theresa McDonald

Vancouver (Cite), C-B

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Vancouver (Cite), C-B

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Hester-Howard McDonald

Trenton (Ville), NÉ

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Trenton (Ville), NÉ

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Hester-J McDonald

[Sans nom], ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

[Sans nom], ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Hester-James McDonald

Burnaby (Municipalite), C-B

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Burnaby (Municipalite), C-B

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Jessie-Esther McDonald

McLellan’s Brook, NÉ

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

McLellan’s Brook, NÉ

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Esther-Jean McDonald

Windsor (Cite), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Windsor (Cite), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Esther-Naomi Macdonald

Granby (Cite), QC

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Granby (Cite), QC

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Esther-Anna McDonald

Port Hood (Ville), NÉ

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Port Hood (Ville), NÉ

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Esther-Catherine Macdonald

Nepean (Canton), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Nepean (Canton), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Ester-Mildred Macdonald

Saskatchewan, SK

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Saskatchewan, SK

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Ester-R McDonald

Cornwall (Canton), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Cornwall (Canton), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Annie-Esther McDonald

Sydney Mines (Ville), NÉ

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Sydney Mines (Ville), NÉ

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Ester Macdonald

[Sans nom], ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

[Sans nom], ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1947

Marriage

Thomas Leclair & Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1947

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

abt. 1954

Marriage

Howard Alsop & Esther McDonald

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1954

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

Obituary of Esther-Naomi Macdonald ( - 1999)

Esther-Naomi Macdonald, spouse of Donald Lorne Boyd, mother of Rick and Holly, died on March 13, 1999.

Obituary: BOYD MACDONALD Esther-Naomi (nee MacDonald). Of Granby, Quebec on March 13, 1999 in her eighty-ninth year. Wife of the late Donald Lorne Boyd. Loving mother of Rick (Helene Cormier) and Holly (Don Nemiroff). Beloved grandmother of Andrea, Sean, David and Leah. Also survived by her brother Dr. Bill MacDonald (Edith) [...]

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Obituary of Esther-Olday McDonald ( - 2001)

Esther-Olday McDonald, daughter of Edward and Louisa-Glaser, died on January 6, 2001.

Obituary: January 6, 2001, daughter of the late Edward and Louisa Glaser Olday; sister of the late Robert, Harold, Arthur and Edward Olday; sister-in-law of Edith Olday; also survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral service from CARLTON A. ULLRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC., 855 Englewood Ave., Wednesday at 10 AM. Friends invited. [...]

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Obituary of Esther-Potter Macdonald (1908 - 2004)

Esther-Potter Macdonald, born in 1908, spouse of Ernest Macdonald, died on October 8, 2004 at 96 years old.

Obituary: Esther Potter MacDonaldformerly of DepositEsther Potter MacDonald, 96, formerly of Deposit, died at the Vestal Nursing Center, Friday, October 8, 2004. She was predeceased by her first husband, Leslie Potter in 1968; and her second husband, Ernest MacDonald in 1979. She is survived by many relatives and friends, including her [...]

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Obituary of Esther-L McDonald (1931 - 2005)

Photo of Esther-L McDonald

Esther-L. McDonald, born in 1931, daughter of Edward and Beatrice, died on June 3, 2005 at 73 years old.

Obituary: SCHENECTADY Esther L. McDonald, 73, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, June 3, 2005. Esther was born October 15, 1931 and lived all her life in the Capital Region. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Beatrice Stanton. She was employed by and retired from Albany [...]

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Obituary of Esther-B McDonald (1926 - 2009)

Esther-B. McDonald, born in 1926, spouse of James-P. McDonald, mother of J, Jr, Maureen, Barbara and Connie, died on March 17, 2009 at 83 years old.

Obituary: McDonald, Esther B. RYE, N.Y. Esther Brierton McDonald, age 83, wife of the late James P. McDonald, died at The Osborn in Rye, N.Y. on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Born in Watervliet, she was a lifelong resident of the area until moving to be near her family in Southwest Harbor, [...]

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Obituary of Esther-Eleanor McDonald ( - 2012)

Photo of Esther-Eleanor McDonald

Esther-Eleanor McDonald, spouse of Ken McDonald, died on May 1, 2012.

Obituary: MCDONALD, Esther Eleanor (nee Cruickshank) - Peacefully embraced her Lord and Saviour on May 1, 2012. Loving wife of 60 years to Ken. Devoted mother of Ken Jr. (Cathy), Gord (Denise) and Bonnie (Jim). Predeceased by brothers Angus, Reg and Dave. Survived by brother Walter and sister Gladys. Grandmother of [...]

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Obituary of Esther-F Macdonald (1939 - 2013)

Esther-F. Macdonald, born in 1939, daughter of John and Minnie, died on October 12, 2013 at 74 years old.

Obituary: ESTHER F. MACDONALD HOBART, IN Esther F. MacDonald, age 74, of Hobart, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at VNA Hospice. She was born on August 23, 1939 to John and Minnie MacDonald. Esther was a lifelong area resident and a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Hobart. She was [...]

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Obituary of Esther-Elizabeth McDonald ( - 2013)

Photo of Esther-Elizabeth McDonald

Esther-Elizabeth McDonald, daughter of John and Silvia, died on November 19, 2013.

Obituary: ESTHER ELIZABETH McDONALD It is with deepest sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved daughter Esther Elizabeth McDonald, Toronto, November 19, 2013. Esther is survived by her mother Silvia Pauksens, father John McDonald, sister Miriam McDonald and grandmother Valerie Pauksens. Esther will be missed by her many [...]

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Obituary of Esther-Barnet McDonald (1938 - 2014)

Esther-Barnet McDonald, born in 1938, spouse of Elsie-Lea-Bowers McDonald, son of Thomas and Esther-Loraine-Fain, died on February 26, 2014 at 76 years old.

Obituary: MCDONALD, ESTHER BARNET (BARNEY) - age 76, of Madisonville, passed away 4:10 A.M. Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Wood Presbyterian Home. Member of Hopewell Springs Baptist Church. Veteran of Vietnam War. A lifelong Monroe Co. farmer. Survivors, sons & daughters-in-law, Michael & Gretchen McDonald, Tellico Plains, Rev. Steven & Kendra [...]

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Obituary of Esther Macdonald (1933 - 2014)

Esther Macdonald, born in 1933, spouse of Charles R. Macdonald, daughter of Emile and Emily, mother of Nancy, Robin, Rob, Mike and Meaghan, died on March 26, 2014 at 81 years old.

Obituary: Esther M. MacDonald 1933-2014 Esther MacDonald, 81, formerly of Iris Crescent Riverview; passed away with her loving family at her side at Serena Care in Moncton NB, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Born in Duvar PEI, she was the daughter of the late Emile and Emily (Richard) Arsenault. She retired [...]

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What are the most common first names in McDonald family?

The most popular first names associated with the McDonald surname and their share of records are listed below.

First name Popularity
Mary 3.59%
John 3.38%
Catherine 2.6%
Margaret 1.85%
Donald 1.47%
Angus 1.45%
James 1.43%
Alexander 1.34%
Ann 1.01%
Ronald 0.93%
William 0.88%
Sarah 0.74%
Robert 0.71%
Duncan 0.7%
Hugh 0.64%
Annie 0.62%
Elizabeth 0.6%
Thomas 0.56%
Daniel 0.55%
Flora 0.54%

The most popular first names associated with the McDonald surname and their share of records are listed below.

First name Popularity
Mary 3.59%
John 3.38%
Catherine 2.6%
Margaret 1.85%
Donald 1.47%
Angus 1.45%
James 1.43%
Alexander 1.34%
Ann 1.01%
Ronald 0.93%
William 0.88%
Sarah 0.74%
Robert 0.71%
Duncan 0.7%
Hugh 0.64%
Annie 0.62%
Elizabeth 0.6%
Thomas 0.56%
Daniel 0.55%
Flora 0.54%

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the McDonald who bear each given name, based on the 11023 available.

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