Anne Elizabeth Campbell (Bard) MacDonald (1907 - 1958)

Born 26 Mar 1907 in Boulder, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Eugene Heskett — married Jul 1927 (to 1931) in Washington

Wife of Donald Chauncey MacDonald — married 24 Apr 1942 in Washington

Died 7 Feb 1958 at age 50 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Biography

Betsy (Bard) MacDonald is Notable.

Anne Elizabeth Bard, was born on March 28, 1907 in Boulder, Colorado. She was called Betsy in her early years, and came to be known as Betty MacDonald after her book The Egg and I became popular worldwide. Her parents were Darsie Bard and Elsie Sanderson. ^[1]

Betsy married Robert Heskett in July 1927^[2] and moved, with their two young daughters, Anne and Joan, to a small primative chicken ranch in the Chimacum Valley, Jefferson County, Washington, where the stories of her daily adventures, gave birth to the book "The Egg and I". Life on the chicken ranch and her marriage to Robert, came to an end after three to four years, when she returned to her family in Seattle. Betsy continued to collect stories of her daily struggles, even while confined to a TB Sanatorium, which she tells about in The Plague and I. Betty then wrote "Anybody Can Do Anything" about her life in Seattle, with her mother and sisters.^[3]

Betty and Donald MacDonald were married in 1942, and moved to Vashon Island Washington,^[4] where their neighbors and daily life, inspired Onions in the Stew. She wrote numerous childrens stories and other books, before her death on February 07, 1958 in Seattle, Washington. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLHN-8K4 : accessed 6 June 2018), Elizabeth Bard in household of Darsie C Bard, Placerville, Boise, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 8A, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 222; FHL microfilm 1,374,235.
2. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMP-C1N8 : 28 November 2018), Robert E Heskelt and Anne Elizabeth Bard, 9 Jul 1927, King, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 004197149.
3. ↑ History Link biography of Betty MacDonald
4. ↑ History of Betty MacDonald
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Betty MacDonald (26 Mar 1907–7 Feb 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #8003095

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHNK-NF1 : accessed 6 June 2018), Elizabeth Bard in household of Densie C Bard, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing ED 75, sheet 17B, line 93, family 390, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1925; FHL microfilm 1,821,925.
• Wikipedia article for Bety MacDonald
• Seattle PI newspaper article about Betty MacDonald
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K933-V6B : accessed 6 June 2018), Elizabeth C Bard in household of Elsie S Bard, Tract D-2, Seattle, Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-65, sheet 1A, line 24, family 6, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4375.