Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE

(b. abt. 1817 , Oregon Territory d. 14 May 1879 , Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA )

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Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE was born abt. 1817 in Oregon Territory

Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE was the child of ? and ?

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Josephine (Josephte) married John C MCKAY 1 November 1838 in Arrowhead, British Columbia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John C MCKAY was born abt. 1813 in Braal, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. John C died abt. 1888 in Oregon, USA.

Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE died 14 May 1879 in Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA.

daughter of John Clarke and Josephte Adelaide Kanhopitsa

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Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE married

John C MCKAY-- Date: 1 November 1838 Place: Arrowhead, British Columbia, Canada

Children of John C MCKAY and Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE:

John W MCKAY (b.1839 December 10, Colville, Stevens, Washington Territory, USA d. 1908 October 12, Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA)
m. Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 6 October 1857

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Marriage / Partner
Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE and John C MCKAY 1 November 1838, Arrowhead, British Columbia, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
John W MCKAY was born 1839 December 10, Colville, Stevens, Washington Territory, USA

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 Death
14 May 1879
Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA

Added: 4/28/2026 5:35:06 PM - Updated: 4/28/2026 5:37:04 PM

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The origin of the state name is uncertain, but 'Oregon' might have been derived from a 1715 French map which refers to the Wisconsin River as 'Ouaricon-sint.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

February 14, 1859 - Oregon becomes 33rd U.S. state