Individual Details
Elizabeth Donald
(30 Oct 1793 - 12 Jul 1847)
Events
| Birth | 30 Oct 1793 | Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland |  | ||
| Baptism | 14 Nov 1793 | Paisley High Church, Scotland, United Kingdom | | ||
| Marriage | 18 Feb 1814 | Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland - John Porter | |  | |
| Death | 12 Jul 1847 | Bytown, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Death | 13 Jul 1847 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | John Porter (1795 - 1858) |
| Child | Mary Porter (1814 - 1821) |
| Child | John Porter (1816 - 1841) |
| Child | William Porter (1817 - 1870) |
| Child | Third_Son Porter (1818 - 1821) |
| Child | Elizabeth Porter (1820 - 1877) |
| Child | James Porter (1827 - ) |
| Child | Thomas McGuffog Porter (1829 - 1843) |
| Child | Mary Porter (1830 - ) |
| Child | Alexander Porter (1831 - 1914) |
| Child | David Porter (1834 - 1891) |
| Child | Jane Porter (1836 - 1905) |
| Child | George? Porter (1838 - ) |
| Father | Living |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Thomas Donald (1790 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Gravestone gives her maiden surname as Donell. Presumably this name was given by her husband John. Her son David gave her maiden name as Donald, in his second marriage record. Donell, Donald and McDonald are sometimes interchangeable. See "photo"Baptism
See "photo" of birth & baptism record. See IGI C115732. There are 2 different Elizabeth Donalds. The other is from the middle church. The Elizabeth who married John Porter was from the high church.Marriage
See "photo's" from both High and Low church. Both state irregular marriage. Low church says marriage 18 Feb, recorded 18 Oct. High church says marriage 16 Oct. See also "photo" of birth of daughter Mary in 1814. IGI M119623, & IGI M115735.Death
Death Notice from Bytown Packet or Ottawa Citizen: At Bytown, July 12, Elizabeth, wife of John Porter, Esq.Death
Ottawa City Council Minutes of 1911, page 631. 23. Porter John.. Died April 29, 1858, age 65 years, Elizabeth Donell, wife of John Porter, died July 13, 1847, age 52. John Porter Jr, died Aug 22nd, 1841, age 24, Thos Porter died Oct 10, 1843, age 14Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
2. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).