Emily
MOFFATT
(b.
19 June 1831
,
Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
3 September 1923
,
Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Emily MOFFATT was born 19 June 1831 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Emily MOFFATT was the child of Thomas Francis MOFFATT and Ann Alice MUSGRAVE and the grandchild of: (paternal) John MOFFATT and Mary MOLINEUX (maternal) Peter MUSGRAVE and Elizabeth Ann GRANTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Emily married William G JOHNSTON 4 December 1854 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William G JOHNSTON was born abt. 1830 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. William G died abt. 1869 William G was the child of John JOHNSTON and Margaret GAMMELL.
Emily MOFFATT died 3 September 1923 in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Emily MOFFATT
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William G JOHNSTON-- Date: 4 December 1854 Place: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
William G JOHNSTON was the child of John JOHNSTON and Margaret GAMMELL
Children of William G JOHNSTON and Emily MOFFATT:
Edwin Wilson JOHNSTON (b.29 November 1861, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 May 1925, Hillsborough, Florida, USA)
m. Barbara Ann MACKENZIE 6 December 1892
William G JOHNSTON-- Date: 4 December 1854 Place: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CanadaWilliam G JOHNSTON was the child of John JOHNSTON and Margaret GAMMELL
Children of William G JOHNSTON and Emily MOFFATT:
Edwin Wilson JOHNSTON (b.29 November 1861, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 May 1925, Hillsborough, Florida, USA)m. Barbara Ann MACKENZIE 6 December 1892
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1831 Birth 19 June 1831
Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Marriage / PartnerEmily MOFFATT and William G JOHNSTON 4 December 1854, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 23 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1861 Birth of ChildEdwin Wilson JOHNSTON was born 29 November 1861, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Emily was 30 years old.
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 - 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 Canada1901 - 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 3 September 1923
Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 92.
Added: 10/1/2025 12:11:32 PM
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