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Show ling calves as leaden, young John's particular duties being to lead the calves Tho lanilly arrived In Salt Lake volley September VJ, 181'J. John McDonald was the father of eight children, thos? being Fannie R , Margotts, John McDonald Jr.. Kacbael Margetts. James Cr. McDonald, Junius McDonald, William G. McDonald, Uleanor Chamberlain and George W. McDouald. JOHN M'DDKALD DEAD Salt LUc. Aug 1C Ripe in years and llch In good deeds. John McDod-fcld. McDod-fcld. Sr., one of the pioneers of Utah, having been a resident of Salt Lake City since 1S10, died at 10:15 o clock Monday-morning at his summer home on Browning avenue, of general debility. debil-ity. Mr McDonald was in his eighty-f'rst eighty-f'rst year, having been born in April !.', 1830. John McDonald did much In tho way of assistinc in the material progress of tho city and state of his choice. He was a cabinet maker by trade, and in the early days he nian-i-frtctured household furniture for many prominent people of the state. Diriig the time tnat Brlghr.ui Young was governor of tho territory, Mr. McDonald ertorej into the manufacturing manufac-turing business, and made various 1 Inds of candy -and crackers, his poods finding ready sale. He also j became an extensive property owner In this city When he retired from business, bis son J G. McDonald, t'.ok up the affairs of the concern, lid bv his efforts has built up one of l ho largest cocoa and chocolate man-uiactoiies man-uiactoiies of the West. John McDonald was born in the town of Lnrgiin. county Armagh, Ire- j land, on April 11, 1S30. He was the , son of John an 1 Rachacl Burl; Tafle i McDonald. Two years after his birth I his father and the family emigrated to America, landing in Quebec. In tho family removed lo Phil adelphia and in 1 S7.7 removed to Pittsburg. In Pittsburg (he elder McDonald Mc-Donald and his wife were converted lo Mormonisiu. In Is'- ,n' latnlly j moved to Nauvoo. At Nauvoo. while yet a mere lad, Mr. McDonald beeamo aiepinintel with the Mormon propho Joseph' Smith. The family at that tunc lived In a house owned by-Joshua by-Joshua Smith. . John McDonald was present In Nauvoo Nau-voo hen Joseph and Ilyrum Smith were killed and also was present, v hen the word went forth that the Mormons should prepare to move lo the West. When the M. Donald family started lor tho West they had a yoke of uj cur-old oxon unci a team oi year- |