Trying to find Joseph McDonald's wife name

Question

 

I am looking for the name of the wife who passed away before 1880 causing Joseph Mc Donald to become a Widower as mentioned in the 1880 US Federal Census below:

 

1880 United States Federal Census: Name: Joseph Mcdonald Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1880: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Widower. Occupation: Stone Mason.   Thanks. 

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This record

Name:	Joseph McDonald
Gender:	Male
Birth Date:	abt 1846
Birth Place:	Ir
Death Date:	26 May 1896
Death Place:	Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death:	50
Father:	Michael
Mother:	Mary Morgan

shows him as widow I believe and his wife was named Ayers.

Betty

Answer 1

Joseph Mcdonald

United States Census, 1870

Name:	Joseph Mcdonald
Event Type:	Census
Event Year:	1870
Event Place:	New York, United States
Gender:	Male
Age:	24
Race:	White
Race (Original):	W
Birth Year (Estimated):	1845-1846
Birthplace:	Ireland
Page Number:	4

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Joseph Mcdonald		M	24	Ireland
Annie Mcdonald		F	24	Ireland
Joseph Mcdonald		M	0	New York
Bella Brown		F	19	New York

 

Answer 2

I don't no where you would find this census, I got it off myheritage.com and I don't have a membership.

 

Joseph McDonald

1870 United States Federal Census

Birth:	Circa 1846 - Place
Residence:	1870 - Place
Wife (implied):	Name of spouse
Child (implied):	Name of child