William Peter
MACMILLAN
(b.
15 November 1849
,
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
d.
4 October 1888
,
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
)
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William Peter MACMILLAN was born 15 November 1849 in Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
William Peter MACMILLAN was the child of Neil MACMILLAN and Isabella MCCALDER and the grandchild of: (paternal) James Hamish MCMILLAN and Ann MUNNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William Peter married Sarah MACNEIL 31 December 1874 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah MACNEIL was born 25 December 1848 in Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean). Sarah died 27 November 1918 in Wood Islands, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
William Peter MACMILLAN died 4 October 1888 in Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Children of William Peter MACMILLAN and Sarah MACNEIL:
John Daniel MACMILLAN (b.9 November 1883, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 21 September 1942, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Christina Margaret MACLEOD 24 November 1909 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah MACNEIL-- Date: 31 December 1874 Place: Children of William Peter MACMILLAN and Sarah MACNEIL:
John Daniel MACMILLAN (b.9 November 1883, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 21 September 1942, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)m. Christina Margaret MACLEOD 24 November 1909 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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1849 Birth 15 November 1849
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Marriage / PartnerWilliam Peter MACMILLAN and Sarah MACNEIL 31 December 1874,
He was 25 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1883 Birth of ChildJohn Daniel MACMILLAN was born 9 November 1883, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)
William Peter was 34 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Death 4 October 1888
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
He died at the age of 38.
Added: 12/11/2021 11:30:16 AM
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