flag male ancestor  James  MURRAY

  (b. 1 January 1857 Saint-Lambert, Canada East   d. 5 February 1933 Detroit, Michigan, USA )  

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James MURRAY was born 1 January 1857 in Saint-Lambert, Canada East

James MURRAY was the child of ?   and   ?

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James  married  Margaret BLANCHARD abt. 1892 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret BLANCHARD  was born 9 July 1865 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Margaret died 3 August 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. 

James MURRAY died 5 February 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Children of James MURRAY and Margaret BLANCHARD:

flag female ancestor Gladys Margaret MURRAY (b.1 June 1898, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA  d. 20 June 1980, Orange, California, USA)
m. Herman Fitzpatrick FORHAN 14 January 1922 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA



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birth1857 Birth
1 January 1857
Saint-Lambert, Canada East
1898 Birth of Child
Gladys Margaret MURRAY was born 1 June 1898, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

James was 41 years old.
Invention 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.
marriage1922 Marriage of Child
Gladys Margaret MURRAY married 14 January 1922, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA to Herman Fitzpatrick FORHAN
death1933 Death
5 February 1933
Detroit, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 76.


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