Oprah Josephine
CRELLER
(b.
15 September 1855
,
Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
d.
6 February 1941
,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
)
Cause of Death: old age
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Oprah Josephine CRELLER was born 15 September 1855 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
Oprah Josephine CRELLER was the child of Rufus Horatio CRELLER and Emily Louise BUSH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Peter CRELLER and Orpha DENTON (maternal) Gilbert BUSH and Lovicy SMITHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Oprah Josephine married George Hawley MACFIE 22 October 1884 in Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Hawley MACFIE was born 27 February 1855 in Aird, Quebec, Canada. George Hawley died 16 January 1923 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada. George Hawley was the child of Robert MACFIE and Sarah Eliza HAWLEY.
Oprah Josephine CRELLER died 6 February 1941 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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Oprah Josephine CRELLER was a great grandmother.
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.
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Family and Children of Oprah Josephine CRELLER
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George Hawley MACFIE-- Date: 22 October 1884 Place: Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
George Hawley MACFIE was the child of Robert MACFIE and Sarah Eliza HAWLEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of George Hawley MACFIE and Oprah Josephine CRELLER:
Robert Eugene MACFIE (b.28 September 1885, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada d. 16 December 1977, St Regis, Quebec, Canada)
m. Nina-Virginia ANDERSON 1912 in Beauharnois, Québec, Canada
George Hawley MACFIE-- Date: 22 October 1884 Place: Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, CanadaGeorge Hawley MACFIE was the child of Robert MACFIE and Sarah Eliza HAWLEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of George Hawley MACFIE and Oprah Josephine CRELLER:
Robert Eugene MACFIE (b.28 September 1885, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada d. 16 December 1977, St Regis, Quebec, Canada)m. Nina-Virginia ANDERSON 1912 in Beauharnois, Québec, Canada
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1855 Birth 15 September 1855
Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
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 Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Marriage / PartnerOprah Josephine CRELLER and George Hawley MACFIE 22 October 1884, Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
She was 29 years old.
1885 Birth of ChildRobert Eugene MACFIE was born 28 September 1885, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
Oprah Josephine was 30 years old.
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. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1923 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeorge Hawley MACFIE died 16 January 1923, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1941 Death 6 February 1941
Montréal, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 85.
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