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  (b. 8 November 1818 Argyll and Bute, Scotland   d. 5 June 1903 Avoca, Grenville, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada )  

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John "Black John" MACLEAN was born 8 November 1818 in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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John "Black John"  married  Euphemia "Effie" MACLEOD 15 July 1841 in Cushing, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphemia "Effie" MACLEOD  was born 20 March 1822 in Skye, Highland, Scotland.  Euphemia "Effie" died 28 June 1920 in Grenville, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada. 

John "Black John" MACLEAN died 5 June 1903 in Avoca, Grenville, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada.







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John "Black John" MACLEAN married immigrant flag photo of Euphemia "Effie" MACLEOD  Euphemia "Effie" MACLEOD-- Date: 15 July 1841 Place: Cushing, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada


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Children of John "Black John" MACLEAN and Euphemia "Effie" MACLEOD:

flag female ancestor Mary MCLEAN (MACLEAN) (b.abt. 1843, Avoca, Grenville, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada  d. 14 September 1918, Harrington, Quebec, Canada)
m. James Sullivan HOOPPELL 30 January 1865



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birth1818 Birth
8 November 1818
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
marriage1841 Marriage / Partner
John "Black John" MACLEAN and Euphemia "Effie" MACLEOD 15 July 1841, Cushing, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1903 Death
5 June 1903
Avoca, Grenville, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 84.
Added: 11/5/2025 1:05:35 PM - Updated: 11/10/2025 3:03:43 PM

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