MCDONALD, Matilda

1837 - 1888  (51 years)

• Name	MCDONALD, Matilda
  Birth	1837	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Apr 1888	Worcestor, Worcestor, Massachusetts, United States
  	At Worcester, Mass., U.S.A., on the 13th of April, 1888, after a severe illness Matilda, the beloved wife of Benjamin Chillis, and eldest daughter of the late Donald and Catherine McDonald, formerly of Dutch Village, Halifax, N.S., and adopted daughter of the late Increase Ward, Three Mile House, Halifax, N.S., aged 51 years.
  Person ID	I24642	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	WARD, Increase,   b. 1790, Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 22 Nov 1870, Dutch Village, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	MOSHER, Abigail,   b. Jan 1796, Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Sep 1866, Fairview, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1817	Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CHELLIS, Benjamin B.,   b. 1830, Goshen, New Hampshire, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Aug 1862	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F8763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Adopted. Real parents were Donald and Catherine McDonald.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1864] Source #1864.