Gilbert MACWHIRTER

Born

19 July 1794 , Shellknowe, Ayrshire, Scotland

Died

14 March 1874 , New Richmond, Québec, Canada

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Born: 19 July 1794 in Shellknowe, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Gilbert married Janet COCHRANE 24 September 1824 in New Carlisle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Janet COCHRANE was born 8 January 1804 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. Janet died 5 December 1888 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac).

Gilbert MACWHIRTER died 14 March 1874 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada .

son of William McWhirter and Ann Caldwell

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of a Québécois Man in the Mid-1800s

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Gilbert MACWHIRTER married

Janet COCHRANE
Marriage date: 24 September 1824
Marriage place: New Carlisle, Lower Canada

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Children of Gilbert MACWHIRTER and Janet COCHRANE

Hugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER

Born: 6 June 1835, New Richmond, Lower Canada
Died: 19 December 1888, New Richmond, Québec, Canada

Married: Mary Ann WATT 10 August 1858 Place: Hope Town, Québec, Canada

Henry-Hay MACWHIRTER

Born: 4 June 1844, New Richmond, Canada East
Died: 27 April 1927, New Richmond, Québec, Canada

Married: Ann-Matilda HARRISON 12 October 1870 Place: New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

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Birth — 1794
19 July 1794
Shellknowe, Ayrshire, Scotland

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1824 Marriage / Partner
Gilbert MACWHIRTER and Janet COCHRANE 24 September 1824, New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township)

He was 30 years old.

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1835 Birth of Child
Hugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER was born 6 June 1835, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

Gilbert was 40 years old.

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Henry-Hay MACWHIRTER was born 4 June 1844, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

Gilbert was 49 years old.

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)

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

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

1858 Marriage of Child
Hugh-Alexander MACWHIRTER married 10 August 1858, Hope Town, Québec, Canada to Mary Ann WATT

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 Marriage of Child
Henry-Hay MACWHIRTER married 12 October 1870, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac) to Ann-Matilda HARRISON