NEEL DONELL (Tyler's list, NEAL DONALD) Private. Sick. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS' new Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal July 20, 1847.
Neal Donald enlisted as a private in Company C. He completed the march to California and was discharged 16 Jul 1847 in Los Angeles. He died in San Diego 5 Nov 1847 and was buried next to USMB Lafayette Frost in the American burial grounds.
Neil Donald was born in Lanark Township, Lanark County (then Bathurst District), Upper Canada in 1826. I am not 100% certain about the year of birth but, as I have better info on his siblings, know he was the youngest child, and know his father died sometime between 1827 and 1829, I think the estimated birth year of 1826 is pretty close. Neil Donald was the son of George Donald 1797-1827/29, who was born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Janet Taylor (b.1798), also at Glasgow. George Donald died in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario. I don't know where and where Janet Taylor-Donald died but I do know she reached Nauvoo in 1845 and may have reached Winter Quarters in 1846. She did not reach Utah so she probably died between 1846 and 1853 at either Nauvoo, Illinois or Glenwood, Iowa. Neil Donald left Lanark County, Ontario in 1839 and moved to Lambton County, Ontario with his mother and six or seven siblings. His sister Isabella was married to Thomas Forsythe (1813-1898) and Neil Donald made this move, and all future moves up to joining the Battalion, as an adjunct to the Forsythe household. In 1843/1844 he moved on to Galesburg, Michigan and then in 1845 moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. He evacuated Nauvoo in March 1846 (driving one of the Forsythe ox-teams), crossed Iowa and was mustered into the Mormon Battalion. I can not find any specific mention of his service (and would love to hear from you if you have any info) but he reached San Diego and Los Angeles and was among those few who re-enlisted for six months additional service in July 1847. An IGI posting and a history of the Forsythe family says that he died on 05 Nov 1847. The Forsythe family history says he died at San Diego. His name appears on the Mormon Battalion memorial in Union Pioneeer Cemetery at Salt Lake City as among those who died during their service in the Battalion. The Forsythe family history says his name is also on the memorial at San Diego. If Neil Donald re-enlisted in July 1847 he would still have been a serving member of the U.S. Army on 05 Nov 1847, the IGI date given for his death.
Although none of the Volunteers were killed in action, Sergeant Lafayette Frost and Private Neal Donald died of natural causes and were buried onehalf mile southeast of the old pueblo. Fortunately Dr. Alfredo Anseline, a competent and respected physician, tended everyday ailments.52
Their stories continue to unfold today. For example, during 19971998 all five graves of persons dying in San Diego during the battalion's stay were located. Two (Lydia Hunter and Albert Dunham) are buried in what is now the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary on Point Loma. Lafayette Frost and Neal Donald were buried one-half mile southeast of Old Town San Diego. The grave of David Smith, buried in San Luis Rey, was the last to be found. Nathaniel V. Jones recorded Smith was buried "through the sallyport in the garden between the main building and the chapel in the northeast corner." The five graves will be marked during 1998 by San Diego Company B, U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc.. ~Ricketts, Norma Baldwin "The Mormon Battalion, U.S. Army of the West 1846-1848", Utah State University Press, Logan Utah, 1996
* Mormon Battalion members
Neal Donald enlisted as a private in Company C. He completed the march to California and was discharged 16 Jul 1847 in Los Angeles. He died in San Diego 5 Nov 1847 and was buried next to USMB Lafayette Frost in the American burial grounds.
Neil Donald was born in Lanark Township, Lanark County (then Bathurst District), Upper Canada in 1826. I am not 100% certain about the year of birth but, as I have better info on his siblings, know he was the youngest child, and know his father died sometime between 1827 and 1829, I think the estimated birth year of 1826 is pretty close. Neil Donald was the son of George Donald 1797-1827/29, who was born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Janet Taylor (b.1798), also at Glasgow. George Donald died in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario. I don't know where and where Janet Taylor-Donald died but I do know she reached Nauvoo in 1845 and may have reached Winter Quarters in 1846. She did not reach Utah so she probably died between 1846 and 1853 at either Nauvoo, Illinois or Glenwood, Iowa. Neil Donald left Lanark County, Ontario in 1839 and moved to Lambton County, Ontario with his mother and six or seven siblings. His sister Isabella was married to Thomas Forsythe (1813-1898) and Neil Donald made this move, and all future moves up to joining the Battalion, as an adjunct to the Forsythe household. In 1843/1844 he moved on to Galesburg, Michigan and then in 1845 moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. He evacuated Nauvoo in March 1846 (driving one of the Forsythe ox-teams), crossed Iowa and was mustered into the Mormon Battalion. I can not find any specific mention of his service (and would love to hear from you if you have any info) but he reached San Diego and Los Angeles and was among those few who re-enlisted for six months additional service in July 1847. An IGI posting and a history of the Forsythe family says that he died on 05 Nov 1847. The Forsythe family history says he died at San Diego. His name appears on the Mormon Battalion memorial in Union Pioneeer Cemetery at Salt Lake City as among those who died during their service in the Battalion. The Forsythe family history says his name is also on the memorial at San Diego. If Neil Donald re-enlisted in July 1847 he would still have been a serving member of the U.S. Army on 05 Nov 1847, the IGI date given for his death.
Although none of the Volunteers were killed in action, Sergeant Lafayette Frost and Private Neal Donald died of natural causes and were buried onehalf mile southeast of the old pueblo. Fortunately Dr. Alfredo Anseline, a competent and respected physician, tended everyday ailments.52
Their stories continue to unfold today. For example, during 19971998 all five graves of persons dying in San Diego during the battalion's stay were located. Two (Lydia Hunter and Albert Dunham) are buried in what is now the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary on Point Loma. Lafayette Frost and Neal Donald were buried one-half mile southeast of Old Town San Diego. The grave of David Smith, buried in San Luis Rey, was the last to be found. Nathaniel V. Jones recorded Smith was buried "through the sallyport in the garden between the main building and the chapel in the northeast corner." The five graves will be marked during 1998 by San Diego Company B, U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc.. ~Ricketts, Norma Baldwin "The Mormon Battalion, U.S. Army of the West 1846-1848", Utah State University Press, Logan Utah, 1996
* Mormon Battalion members
NEEL DONELL (Tyler's list, NEAL DONALD) Private. Sick. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS' new Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal July 20, 1847.
Neal Donald enlisted as a private in Company C. He completed the march to California and was discharged 16 Jul 1847 in Los Angeles. He died in San Diego 5 Nov 1847 and was buried next to USMB Lafayette Frost in the American burial grounds.
Neil Donald was born in Lanark Township, Lanark County (then Bathurst District), Upper Canada in 1826. I am not 100% certain about the year of birth but, as I have better info on his siblings, know he was the youngest child, and know his father died sometime between 1827 and 1829, I think the estimated birth year of 1826 is pretty close. Neil Donald was the son of George Donald 1797-1827/29, who was born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Janet Taylor (b.1798), also at Glasgow. George Donald died in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario. I don't know where and where Janet Taylor-Donald died but I do know she reached Nauvoo in 1845 and may have reached Winter Quarters in 1846. She did not reach Utah so she probably died between 1846 and 1853 at either Nauvoo, Illinois or Glenwood, Iowa. Neil Donald left Lanark County, Ontario in 1839 and moved to Lambton County, Ontario with his mother and six or seven siblings. His sister Isabella was married to Thomas Forsythe (1813-1898) and Neil Donald made this move, and all future moves up to joining the Battalion, as an adjunct to the Forsythe household. In 1843/1844 he moved on to Galesburg, Michigan and then in 1845 moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. He evacuated Nauvoo in March 1846 (driving one of the Forsythe ox-teams), crossed Iowa and was mustered into the Mormon Battalion. I can not find any specific mention of his service (and would love to hear from you if you have any info) but he reached San Diego and Los Angeles and was among those few who re-enlisted for six months additional service in July 1847. An IGI posting and a history of the Forsythe family says that he died on 05 Nov 1847. The Forsythe family history says he died at San Diego. His name appears on the Mormon Battalion memorial in Union Pioneeer Cemetery at Salt Lake City as among those who died during their service in the Battalion. The Forsythe family history says his name is also on the memorial at San Diego. If Neil Donald re-enlisted in July 1847 he would still have been a serving member of the U.S. Army on 05 Nov 1847, the IGI date given for his death.
Although none of the Volunteers were killed in action, Sergeant Lafayette Frost and Private Neal Donald died of natural causes and were buried onehalf mile southeast of the old pueblo. Fortunately Dr. Alfredo Anseline, a competent and respected physician, tended everyday ailments.52
Their stories continue to unfold today. For example, during 19971998 all five graves of persons dying in San Diego during the battalion's stay were located. Two (Lydia Hunter and Albert Dunham) are buried in what is now the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary on Point Loma. Lafayette Frost and Neal Donald were buried one-half mile southeast of Old Town San Diego. The grave of David Smith, buried in San Luis Rey, was the last to be found. Nathaniel V. Jones recorded Smith was buried "through the sallyport in the garden between the main building and the chapel in the northeast corner." The five graves will be marked during 1998 by San Diego Company B, U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc.. ~Ricketts, Norma Baldwin "The Mormon Battalion, U.S. Army of the West 1846-1848", Utah State University Press, Logan Utah, 1996
* Mormon Battalion members
Neal Donald enlisted as a private in Company C. He completed the march to California and was discharged 16 Jul 1847 in Los Angeles. He died in San Diego 5 Nov 1847 and was buried next to USMB Lafayette Frost in the American burial grounds.
Neil Donald was born in Lanark Township, Lanark County (then Bathurst District), Upper Canada in 1826. I am not 100% certain about the year of birth but, as I have better info on his siblings, know he was the youngest child, and know his father died sometime between 1827 and 1829, I think the estimated birth year of 1826 is pretty close. Neil Donald was the son of George Donald 1797-1827/29, who was born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Janet Taylor (b.1798), also at Glasgow. George Donald died in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario. I don't know where and where Janet Taylor-Donald died but I do know she reached Nauvoo in 1845 and may have reached Winter Quarters in 1846. She did not reach Utah so she probably died between 1846 and 1853 at either Nauvoo, Illinois or Glenwood, Iowa. Neil Donald left Lanark County, Ontario in 1839 and moved to Lambton County, Ontario with his mother and six or seven siblings. His sister Isabella was married to Thomas Forsythe (1813-1898) and Neil Donald made this move, and all future moves up to joining the Battalion, as an adjunct to the Forsythe household. In 1843/1844 he moved on to Galesburg, Michigan and then in 1845 moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. He evacuated Nauvoo in March 1846 (driving one of the Forsythe ox-teams), crossed Iowa and was mustered into the Mormon Battalion. I can not find any specific mention of his service (and would love to hear from you if you have any info) but he reached San Diego and Los Angeles and was among those few who re-enlisted for six months additional service in July 1847. An IGI posting and a history of the Forsythe family says that he died on 05 Nov 1847. The Forsythe family history says he died at San Diego. His name appears on the Mormon Battalion memorial in Union Pioneeer Cemetery at Salt Lake City as among those who died during their service in the Battalion. The Forsythe family history says his name is also on the memorial at San Diego. If Neil Donald re-enlisted in July 1847 he would still have been a serving member of the U.S. Army on 05 Nov 1847, the IGI date given for his death.
Although none of the Volunteers were killed in action, Sergeant Lafayette Frost and Private Neal Donald died of natural causes and were buried onehalf mile southeast of the old pueblo. Fortunately Dr. Alfredo Anseline, a competent and respected physician, tended everyday ailments.52
Their stories continue to unfold today. For example, during 19971998 all five graves of persons dying in San Diego during the battalion's stay were located. Two (Lydia Hunter and Albert Dunham) are buried in what is now the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary on Point Loma. Lafayette Frost and Neal Donald were buried one-half mile southeast of Old Town San Diego. The grave of David Smith, buried in San Luis Rey, was the last to be found. Nathaniel V. Jones recorded Smith was buried "through the sallyport in the garden between the main building and the chapel in the northeast corner." The five graves will be marked during 1998 by San Diego Company B, U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc.. ~Ricketts, Norma Baldwin "The Mormon Battalion, U.S. Army of the West 1846-1848", Utah State University Press, Logan Utah, 1996
* Mormon Battalion members
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