Charles-Farquahar MCGEE

(b. 22 September 1835 , Hope Town, Lower Canada d. 11 April 1885 , New Carlisle, Québec, Canada )

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Charles-Farquahar MCGEE was born 22 September 1835 in Hope Town, Lower Canada

Charles-Farquahar MCGEE was the child of Barnabus MCGEE and Mary MCRAE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MCGEE and Margaret BLACKIE (maternal) Farquhar MCRAE and Margaret Gow SMITH

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles-Farquahar married Mary-Catherine MCRAE 9 February 1860 in Hope Town, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary-Catherine MCRAE was born 29 October 1838 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada. Mary-Catherine died 13 February 1863 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada. Mary-Catherine was the child of John MCRAE and Margaret Maria ENRIGHT.

Charles-Farquahar married (2) Mary-Jane CHISHOLM 3 November 1869 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary-Jane CHISHOLM was born 17 July 1847 in New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township) . Mary-Jane was the child of Hugh CHISHOLM and Louisa Ann COOKE.

Charles-Farquahar MCGEE died 11 April 1885 in New Carlisle, Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Charles-Farquahar MCGEE

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Charles-Farquahar MCGEE married

Mary-Catherine MCRAE-- Date: 9 February 1860 Place: Hope Town, Canada East
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Mary-Catherine MCRAE was the child of John MCRAE and Margaret Maria ENRIGHT

Name: Mary Catherine McRae
Spouse: Charles Farquhar mcGie
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1860
Marriage Location: Hope Town, Québec (Quebec)

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Children of Charles-Farquahar MCGEE and Mary-Catherine MCRAE:

Margaret-Amelia MCGEE (b.abt. 1861, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Mary-C-C MCGEE (b.abt. 1863, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Charles-Farquahar MCGEE married

Mary-Jane CHISHOLM-- Date: 3 November 1869 Place: Hope Town, Québec, Canada
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Mary-Jane CHISHOLM was the child of Hugh CHISHOLM and Louisa Ann COOKE

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Children of Charles-Farquahar MCGEE and Mary-Jane CHISHOLM:

Louisa-Edith MCGIE (b.31 July 1870, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1946, Dimock Creek, Quebec, Canada)

Hugh-Barnabas MCGEE (b.27 July 1871, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. 5 May 1872, Hope Town, Québec, Canada)

Bertha-Jane MCGEE (b.22 August 1872, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. 5 December 1952, New Richmond, Québec, Canada )

Henritta-Eva MCGEE (b.27 June 1874, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. 20 June 1906, Hope Town, Québec, Canada)
m. Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER 30 August 1893 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

Charles-Albert MCGEE (b.22 January 1876, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. , )

John-Hastwell MCGEE (b.18 September 1877, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. , )

William-James MCGEE (b.23 November 1879, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. , )

Ethel-Lily-Mae MCGEE (b.15 December 1882, Hope Town, Québec, Canada d. 8 December 1965, New Richmond, Québec, Canada )
m. John-Alfred MACWHIRTER 15 January 1902 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

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1835 Birth
22 September 1835
Hope Town, Lower Canada

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

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

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Farquahar MCGEE and Mary-Catherine MCRAE 9 February 1860, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1860 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1861 - Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Name: Charles F Mcgee
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Year: 1836
Birthplace: Lower Canada
Marital status: Married
Home in 1861: Bonaventure, Canada East
Religion: E
Film Number: C-1269-1270
Page Number: 133
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles F Mcgee 25
1861 Canadian Census
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1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary-Catherine MCRAE died 13 February 1863, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Farquahar MCGEE and Mary-Jane CHISHOLM 3 November 1869, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

1869 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1870 Birth of Child
Louisa-Edith MCGIE was born 31 July 1870, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 34 years old.

1871 - Hope Town, Quebec
Name: C. Farguhar Mc Gée
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: Quebec
Marital status: Married
Religion: Church of Scotland
Origin: Scottish (Scotish)
Province: Quebec
District: Bonaventure
District Number: 169
Subdistrict: Hope
Subdistrict Number: b
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Household Members:
Name Age
C. Farguhar Mc Gée 35
Mary Jane Mc Gée 20
Margaret A. Mc Gée 10
Mary C. C. Mc Gée 8
Louisa Edith Mc Gée 8/ 12

1871 Canadian Census
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1871 Birth of Child
Hugh-Barnabas MCGEE was born 27 July 1871, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 35 years old.

1872 Death of Child
Hugh-Barnabas MCGEE died 5 May 1872, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 36 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Bertha-Jane MCGEE was born 22 August 1872, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 36 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Birth of Child
Henritta-Eva MCGEE was born 27 June 1874, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 38 years old.

1876 Birth of Child
Charles-Albert MCGEE was born 22 January 1876, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 40 years old.

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

1877 Birth of Child
John-Hastwell MCGEE was born 18 September 1877, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 42 years old.

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

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
William-James MCGEE was born 23 November 1879, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 44 years old.

1881 Hope Town, Quebec
Name: Charles F. Mc Gee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 45
Birth Year: 1836
Birthplace: Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Nationality: Scotch (Scotish)
Occupation: Farmer
Province: Quebec
District Number: 38
District: Bonaventure
Sub-District Number: B
Subdistrict: Hope
Division: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles F. Mc Gee 45
Mary J. Mc Gee 33
Louisa Mc Gee 10
Bertha Mc Gee 8
Henrietta Mc Gee 6
Albert Mc Gee 5
Hazewell Mc Gee 3
William Mc Gee 1
Anelia Mc Gee 20
1881 Canadian Census
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1882 Birth of Child
Ethel-Lily-Mae MCGEE was born 15 December 1882, Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Charles-Farquahar was 47 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)