Joseph "Joe"
HARKNESS
Born
abt. 1849
,
Emily, Victoria, Canada West
Died
12 December 1898
,
Carberry, Manitoba, Canada
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Born: abt. 1849 in Emily, Victoria, Canada West
Father:
George HARKNESS
Mother:
Mary HUTCHINSON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph "Joe" married Isabella MCCALL abt. 1873 in Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isabella MCCALL was born April 1852 in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
Joseph "Joe" HARKNESS died 12 December 1898 in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
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Joseph "Joe" HARKNESS married 
Isabella MCCALL
Marriage date: abt. 1873
Marriage place: , Ontario, Canada
Isabella MCCALLMarriage date: abt. 1873
Marriage place: , Ontario, Canada
Children of Joseph "Joe" HARKNESS and Isabella MCCALL
Arthur Leslie HARKNESSBorn: 4 December 1888, Carberry, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 6 May 1967, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 6 May 1967, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Married: Alice Ann EVANS 4 June 1913
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1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.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 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Birth of ChildArthur Leslie HARKNESS was born 4 December 1888, Carberry, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 189812 December 1898
Carberry, Manitoba, Canada
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Last updated: 10/23/2025 1:16:48 PM
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