Pvt Bernard Joseph McDonald

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Pvt Bernard Joseph McDonald Veteran

Birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Death
14 Jul 1944 (aged 48)
Burial
Hillside, Union County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
Name: Bernard McDonald
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1896
Christening Date: 16 Feb 1896
Christening Place: Elizabeth, Union, NJ
Father's Name: Bernard McDonald
Mother's name: Mary Ann Regan
FHL Film Number: 1398788
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1900 US Federal Census:
Name: Bernard Mcdonald
Age: 4
Birth Date: Feb 1896
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1900: Elizabeth Ward 3, Union, NJ
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Bernard Mcdonald
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother's name: Mary A Mcdonald
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Household Members:
Bernard Mcdonald 40 - Head - Iron Molder
Mary A Mcdonald 38 - Wife
John J Mcdonald 6 - Son
Bernard Mcdonald 4 - Son
Margaret Mcdonald 2 - Daughter
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1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Bernard J Mc Donald
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1910: Elizabeth Ward 3, Union, NJ
Street: Bered Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother's name: Mary A Mc Donald
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Helper
Industry: Huckster
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 28
Household Members:
Mary A Mc Donald 48 - Head - Odd Jobs - Private Family
John J Mc Donald 15 - Son - Apprentice - Motor Manufacturing Company
Bernard J Mc Donald 14 - Son - Helper - Huckster
Margaret Mc Donald 11 - Daughter
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1915 Iowa State Census:
Name: Bernard McDonald
Gender: Male
Race: W
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: Feb 1896
Birth Place: New Jersey
Residence Year: 1915
Street address: Bond
Residence Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Enumeration District: 3" W. 1" Dist
Occupation: Peddler
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Father's Birth Place: New Jersey
Mother's Birth Place: New Jersey
Page Number: 9
Line Number: 10
House Number: 334
Dwelling Number: R-1
Household Members:
Frank Plowucha
Mary Plowucha
Mary Vence
Francis Vence
Michael Cleamco
Mary McDonald
John McDonald
Bernard McDonald
Margarite McDonald
Rudolph Hanna
Mary Hanna
Mary Hanna
Anna Hanna
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Bernard McDonald registered for the WWI Draft on Jun 5, 1917 in Marion, New Jersey. At the time he lived at 348 Bond Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was employed as a driver with Heidrilter Lumber Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey, and single. He listed himself a tall, medium build, blue eyes, and brown hair.
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Private McDonald served in the 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Division, 80th Division in WWI in France. He enlisted on Jun 7, 1917 and has honorably discharged on Jun 6, 1919. His serial number was 1842592. He is listed as a cook for the unit. He departed Newport News, Virginia on May 25, 1918 for France aboard the ship Mercury. He returned on the ship Rotterdam at Brest, France on May 20, 1919 and arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 31, 1919. He used his sister Margaret McDonald at 348 Bond Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey as his family point of contact on the manifest for both ship journeys.
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Bernard Joseph McDonald also registered for the WWII Draft while he lived at 76 Philip Plae, Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey. He listed his sister, Mrs. Peggy Kelly, at 57 22nd Street, Kenilworth, New Jersey, as someone who would always know his address. He listed himself at 5 ft 11 inches tall, 144 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, and ruddy complexion. He had a tattoo mark on his right arm.
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Name: Bernard J McDonald
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1896
Birth Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Death Date: 14 Jul 1944
Claim Date: 25 Jul 1944
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 22 Oct 1976: Name listed as BERNARD J MCDONALD
(U.S., Social Security Application and Claim Index)
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A Mrs. Bernard J McDonald applied for the headstone on Jun 4, 1946. She resided at 338 South 10th Street, Newark, New Jersey. She ordered a Christian (Catholic) Emblem on a Flat Granite Marker.
Enlistment Date: Jun 7, 1917
Discharge Date: Jun 9, 1917
Serial Number:1942592
State: NJ
Rank: PVT
Service: Cook, 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Train
(U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans)
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Other information:
Peggy (McDonald) Kelly is a sister.
Marguerite (McDonald) Kelly, sister, born on Apr 13,, 1898 and passed away in Mar, 1981. Her husband, Francis Kelly, born on Sep 8, 1899, passed away in Nov, 1971.
(contribution by ann4Jesus)
New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
Name: Bernard McDonald
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1896
Christening Date: 16 Feb 1896
Christening Place: Elizabeth, Union, NJ
Father's Name: Bernard McDonald
Mother's name: Mary Ann Regan
FHL Film Number: 1398788
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1900 US Federal Census:
Name: Bernard Mcdonald
Age: 4
Birth Date: Feb 1896
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1900: Elizabeth Ward 3, Union, NJ
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Bernard Mcdonald
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother's name: Mary A Mcdonald
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Household Members:
Bernard Mcdonald 40 - Head - Iron Molder
Mary A Mcdonald 38 - Wife
John J Mcdonald 6 - Son
Bernard Mcdonald 4 - Son
Margaret Mcdonald 2 - Daughter
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1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Bernard J Mc Donald
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1910: Elizabeth Ward 3, Union, NJ
Street: Bered Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother's name: Mary A Mc Donald
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Helper
Industry: Huckster
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 28
Household Members:
Mary A Mc Donald 48 - Head - Odd Jobs - Private Family
John J Mc Donald 15 - Son - Apprentice - Motor Manufacturing Company
Bernard J Mc Donald 14 - Son - Helper - Huckster
Margaret Mc Donald 11 - Daughter
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1915 Iowa State Census:
Name: Bernard McDonald
Gender: Male
Race: W
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: Feb 1896
Birth Place: New Jersey
Residence Year: 1915
Street address: Bond
Residence Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Enumeration District: 3" W. 1" Dist
Occupation: Peddler
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Father's Birth Place: New Jersey
Mother's Birth Place: New Jersey
Page Number: 9
Line Number: 10
House Number: 334
Dwelling Number: R-1
Household Members:
Frank Plowucha
Mary Plowucha
Mary Vence
Francis Vence
Michael Cleamco
Mary McDonald
John McDonald
Bernard McDonald
Margarite McDonald
Rudolph Hanna
Mary Hanna
Mary Hanna
Anna Hanna
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Bernard McDonald registered for the WWI Draft on Jun 5, 1917 in Marion, New Jersey. At the time he lived at 348 Bond Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was employed as a driver with Heidrilter Lumber Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey, and single. He listed himself a tall, medium build, blue eyes, and brown hair.
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Private McDonald served in the 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Division, 80th Division in WWI in France. He enlisted on Jun 7, 1917 and has honorably discharged on Jun 6, 1919. His serial number was 1842592. He is listed as a cook for the unit. He departed Newport News, Virginia on May 25, 1918 for France aboard the ship Mercury. He returned on the ship Rotterdam at Brest, France on May 20, 1919 and arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 31, 1919. He used his sister Margaret McDonald at 348 Bond Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey as his family point of contact on the manifest for both ship journeys.
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Bernard Joseph McDonald also registered for the WWII Draft while he lived at 76 Philip Plae, Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey. He listed his sister, Mrs. Peggy Kelly, at 57 22nd Street, Kenilworth, New Jersey, as someone who would always know his address. He listed himself at 5 ft 11 inches tall, 144 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, and ruddy complexion. He had a tattoo mark on his right arm.
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Name: Bernard J McDonald
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1896
Birth Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Death Date: 14 Jul 1944
Claim Date: 25 Jul 1944
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 22 Oct 1976: Name listed as BERNARD J MCDONALD
(U.S., Social Security Application and Claim Index)
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A Mrs. Bernard J McDonald applied for the headstone on Jun 4, 1946. She resided at 338 South 10th Street, Newark, New Jersey. She ordered a Christian (Catholic) Emblem on a Flat Granite Marker.
Enlistment Date: Jun 7, 1917
Discharge Date: Jun 9, 1917
Serial Number:1942592
State: NJ
Rank: PVT
Service: Cook, 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Train
(U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans)
===================================
Other information:
Peggy (McDonald) Kelly is a sister.
Marguerite (McDonald) Kelly, sister, born on Apr 13,, 1898 and passed away in Mar, 1981. Her husband, Francis Kelly, born on Sep 8, 1899, passed away in Nov, 1971.
(contribution by ann4Jesus)