flag male ancestor  Hugh  CHISHOLM

  (b. 22 October 1820 New Carlisle, Lower Canada   d. 15 May 1890 New Carlisle, Québec, Canada )  

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Hugh CHISHOLM was born 22 October 1820 in New Carlisle, Lower Canada

Hugh CHISHOLM was the child of Andrew CHISHOLM   and   Mary FERGUSON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John CHISHOLM and Christianna FERGUSON (maternal)  James FERGUSON and Hannah WARREN

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Hugh  married  Louisa Ann COOKE 26 September 1846 in New Carlisle, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louisa Ann COOKE  was born abt. 1821 in Paridise, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.  Louisa Ann died 5 September 1891 in New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township) .  Louisa Ann was the child of William COOKE and Lucinda POWER.

Hugh CHISHOLM died 15 May 1890 in New Carlisle, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Hugh CHISHOLM married flag female ancestor Louisa Ann COOKE-- Date: 26 September 1846 Place: New Carlisle, Canada East
Louisa Ann COOKE was the child of William COOKE and Lucinda POWER




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birth1820 Birth
22 October 1820
New Carlisle, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1846 Marriage / Partner
Hugh CHISHOLM and Louisa Ann COOKE 26 September 1846, New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township)

He was 25 years old.
1847 Birth of Child
Mary-Jane CHISHOLM was born 17 July 1847, New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township)

Hugh was 26 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1869 Marriage of Child
Mary-Jane CHISHOLM married 3 November 1869, Hope Town, Québec, Canada to Charles-Farquahar MCGEE
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1890 Death
15 May 1890
New Carlisle, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 69.
Added: 8/5/2017 8:51:39 AM - Updated: 8/23/2022 6:48:35 PM

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