James
MCDONALD
(b.
22 November 1834
,
Caledon, Wellington, Upper Canada
d.
24 September 1904
,
Garafraxa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
)
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James MCDONALD was born 22 November 1834 in Caledon, Wellington, Upper Canada
James MCDONALD was the child of John MCDONALD and Margaret CAMPBELLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James married Elizabeth FELKER 11 December 1879 in Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth FELKER was born 3 September 1851 in West Garafraxa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth died 20 February 1930 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of John FELKER and Henrietta COUSE.
James MCDONALD died 24 September 1904 in Garafraxa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
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Family and Children of James MCDONALD
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Elizabeth FELKER-- Date: 11 December 1879 Place: Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth FELKER was the child of John FELKER and Henrietta COUSE
Children of James MCDONALD and Elizabeth FELKER:
Amelia May MCDONALD (b.14 July 1887, Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada d. May 1962, Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada)
m. Alexander Thomas "Sidney" HAMILTON 11 November 1903
Elizabeth FELKER-- Date: 11 December 1879 Place: Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario, CanadaElizabeth FELKER was the child of John FELKER and Henrietta COUSE
Children of James MCDONALD and Elizabeth FELKER:
Amelia May MCDONALD (b.14 July 1887, Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada d. May 1962, Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada)m. Alexander Thomas "Sidney" HAMILTON 11 November 1903
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1834 Birth 22 November 1834
Caledon, Wellington, Upper Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
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
1879 Marriage / PartnerJames MCDONALD and Elizabeth FELKER 11 December 1879, Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
He was 45 years old.
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.1887 Birth of ChildAmelia May MCDONALD was born 14 July 1887, Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
James was 52 years old.
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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
1904 Death 24 September 1904
Garafraxa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 69.
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