Daniel
MACGILLIVRAY
(b.
14 February 1814
,
Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
21 February 1891
,
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Daniel MACGILLIVRAY was born 14 February 1814 in Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daniel MACGILLIVRAY was the child of John MACGILLIVRAY and Mary Frances ORAMSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Daniel married Margaret CATHCART abt. 1843 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Margaret CATHCART was born abt. 1815 in Lingan, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Daniel MACGILLIVRAY died 21 February 1891 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Margaret CATHCART-- Date: abt. 1843 Place:
Children of Daniel MACGILLIVRAY and Margaret CATHCART:
Jane MACGILLIVRAY (b.12 May 1844, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 October 1933, Dominion, Cape Berton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Frances MACGILLIVRAY (b.abt. 1845, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
William MACGILLIVRAY (b.10 May 1848, Lingan, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
Daniel MACGILLIVRAY (b.30 April 1851, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
m. Dora NICHOLSON 7 November 1875
Margaret CATHCART-- Date: abt. 1843 Place: Children of Daniel MACGILLIVRAY and Margaret CATHCART:
Jane MACGILLIVRAY (b.12 May 1844, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 October 1933, Dominion, Cape Berton, Nova Scotia, Canada) Frances MACGILLIVRAY (b.abt. 1845, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , ) William MACGILLIVRAY (b.10 May 1848, Lingan, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , ) Daniel MACGILLIVRAY (b.30 April 1851, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Dora NICHOLSON 7 November 1875
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1814 Birth 14 February 1814
Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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 ChildJane MACGILLIVRAY was born 12 May 1844, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daniel was 30 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Birth of ChildWilliam MACGILLIVRAY was born 10 May 1848, Lingan, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daniel was 34 years old.
1851 Birth of ChildDaniel MACGILLIVRAY was born 30 April 1851, Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daniel was 37 years old.
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 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)
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 Death 21 February 1891
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 4/23/2023 5:57:13 PM
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