Gilbert
MACWHIRTER
(b.
19 July 1794
,
Shellknowe, Ayrshire, Scotland
d.
14 March 1874
,
New Richmond, Québec, Canada
)
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Gilbert MACWHIRTER was born 19 July 1794 in Shellknowe, Ayrshire, Scotland
Gilbert MACWHIRTER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gilbert married Janet COCHRANE 24 September 1824 in New Carlisle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Janet COCHRANE was born 8 January 1804 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. Janet died 5 December 1888 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac).
Gilbert MACWHIRTER died 14 March 1874 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada .
son of William McWhirter and Ann Caldwell
photo/ portrait (above) from ancestry.com
Details of the family tree of Gilbert appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Gilbert MACWHIRTER
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Janet COCHRANE-- Date: 24 September 1824 Place: New Carlisle, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Gilbert MACWHIRTER and Janet COCHRANE:
Hugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER (b.6 June 1835, New Richmond, Lower Canada d. 19 December 1888, New Richmond, Québec, Canada )
m. Mary Ann WATT 10 August 1858 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada
Henry-Hay MACWHIRTER (b.4 June 1844, New Richmond, Canada East d. 27 April 1927, New Richmond, Québec, Canada )
m. Ann-Matilda HARRISON 12 October 1870 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)
Janet COCHRANE-- Date: 24 September 1824 Place: New Carlisle, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Gilbert MACWHIRTER and Janet COCHRANE:
Hugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER (b.6 June 1835, New Richmond, Lower Canada d. 19 December 1888, New Richmond, Québec, Canada )m. Mary Ann WATT 10 August 1858 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada
Henry-Hay MACWHIRTER (b.4 June 1844, New Richmond, Canada East d. 27 April 1927, New Richmond, Québec, Canada )m. Ann-Matilda HARRISON 12 October 1870 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)
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1794 Birth 19 July 1794
Shellknowe, Ayrshire, Scotland
1824 Marriage / PartnerGilbert MACWHIRTER and Janet COCHRANE 24 September 1824, New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township)
He was 30 years old.
1835 Birth of ChildHugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER was born 6 June 1835, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)
Gilbert was 40 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of ChildHenry-Hay MACWHIRTER was born 4 June 1844, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)
Gilbert was 49 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1858 Marriage of ChildHugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER married 10 August 1858, Hope Town, Québec, Canada to Mary Ann WATT
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Marriage of ChildHenry-Hay MACWHIRTER married 12 October 1870, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac) to Ann-Matilda HARRISON
1874 Death 14 March 1874
New Richmond, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 8/5/2017 9:45:16 AM
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