George Hawley MACFIE

Born

27 February 1855 , Aird, Quebec, Canada

Died

16 January 1923 , Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada

Cause of Death: unknown

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Robert MACFIE Sarah Eliza HAWLEY

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Born: 27 February 1855 in Aird, Quebec, Canada

Father: Robert MACFIE

Mother: Sarah Eliza HAWLEY

Paternal grandparents: Alexander MACFIE , Ann TOUGH

Maternal grandparents: Peter HAWLEY , Margaret Louisa COOK

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George Hawley married Oprah Josephine CRELLER 22 October 1884 in Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Oprah Josephine CRELLER was born 15 September 1855 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada. Oprah Josephine died 6 February 1941 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Oprah Josephine was the child of Rufus Horatio CRELLER and Emily Louise BUSH.

George Hawley MACFIE died 16 January 1923 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada.

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Recorded occupation: farmer

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George Hawley MACFIE married

Oprah Josephine CRELLER
Marriage date: 22 October 1884
Marriage place: Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
Oprah Josephine CRELLER was the child of Rufus Horatio CRELLER and Emily Louise BUSH

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Children of George Hawley MACFIE and Oprah Josephine CRELLER

Robert Eugene MACFIE

Born: 28 September 1885, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1977, St Regis, Quebec, Canada

Married: Nina-Virginia ANDERSON 1912 Place: Beauharnois, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1855
27 February 1855
Aird, Quebec, Canada

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

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.

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

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

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)

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

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

1884 Marriage / Partner
George Hawley MACFIE and Oprah Josephine CRELLER 22 October 1884, Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1885 Birth of Child
Robert Eugene MACFIE was born 28 September 1885, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada

George Hawley was 30 years old.

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.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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 Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada