Margaret Jane
WILLIGAR
(b.
abt. 1796
,
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
17 April 1873
,
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Margaret Jane WILLIGAR was born abt. 1796 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Jane WILLIGAR was the child of Michael Nicholas WILLIGAR and Margaret Jane FORREST and the grandchild of: (maternal) David FORREST and Roseanna HUNTERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Margaret Jane married Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER 10 March 1827 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER was born abt. 1784 in Scotland (United Kingdom). Hugh Moore Mckinnon died 19 December 1855 in Harbourville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Margaret Jane WILLIGAR died 17 April 1873 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER-- Date: 10 March 1827 Place:
Children of Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER and Margaret Jane WILLIGAR:
Andrew Weldon AYER (b.abt. 1828, Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 June 1886, Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Amelia SPICER 2 April 1851
Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER-- Date: 10 March 1827 Place: Children of Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER and Margaret Jane WILLIGAR:
Andrew Weldon AYER (b.abt. 1828, Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 June 1886, Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Amelia SPICER 2 April 1851
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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 England
1827 Marriage / PartnerMargaret Jane WILLIGAR and Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER 10 March 1827,
1830 - 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)
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.
1855 Death of Spouse/PartnerHugh Moore Mckinnon AYER died 19 December 1855, Harbourville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, 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 Death 17 April 1873
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Added: 11/15/2025 1:19:02 PM
- Updated: 12/6/2025 5:14:21 PM
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