Primary Name: McDonald, Thomas
Filed as: mcdonald_thomas
Also known as: Thomas McDonald
Occupation / Association: Prospector, miner, fisherman; Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: November 1863, Canada
Died: April 14, 1930, Juneau, Alaska
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska
Keywords: Thomas McDonald, McDonald Thomas, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, Alaska prospector, Alaska miner, Alaska fisherman, Juneau pioneers
Biography
Thomas McDonald was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.
McDonald was born in Canada in November 1863. He immigrated to the United States in January 1881 and came to Alaska in January 1894 during the early years of American settlement in the region.
He lived in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, where he worked as a prospector, miner, and fisherman. These occupations were common among Alaska’s early pioneers who participated in the mining and fishing industries that helped shape the economic development of Southeast Alaska.
McDonald died in Juneau, Alaska, on April 14, 1930.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, April 15, 1930