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Born
10 January 1815 ,  Glasgow, Scotland
Died
6 June 1891 ,  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
John Alexander  married  Isabella CLARK 1 September 1843 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Isabella CLARK  was born abt. 1809 in Highland, Scotland.  Isabella died 8 December 1857 in Kingston, Canada West. 
John Alexander  married  Susan Agnes BERNARD abt. 1867 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susan Agnes BERNARD  was born 24 August 1836 in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.  Susan Agnes died 5 September 1920 in Eastbourne, Eastbourne Borough, East Sussex, England. 
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Father
Hugh John MACDONALD
Mother
Helen SHAW

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John Alexander  married  Isabella CLARK 1 September 1843 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Isabella CLARK  was born abt. 1809 in Highland, Scotland.  Isabella died 8 December 1857 in Kingston, Canada West. 

John Alexander  married  (2) Susan Agnes BERNARD abt. 1867 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susan Agnes BERNARD  was born 24 August 1836 in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.  Susan Agnes died 5 September 1920 in Eastbourne, Eastbourne Borough, East Sussex, England. 






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John Alexander MACDONALD married immigrant flag photo of Isabella CLARK  Isabella CLARK
Marriage date: 1 September 1843
Marriage place: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

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John Alexander MACDONALD married  female ancestor Susan Agnes BERNARD
Marriage date: abt. 1867
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BirthBirth — 1815
10 January 1815
Glasgow, Scotland
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
John Alexander MACDONALD and Isabella CLARK 1 September 1843, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

He was 28 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Birth of Child
John Alexander MACDONALD was born 3 August 1847, , Ontario, Canada

John Alexander was 32 years old.
1848 Death of Child
John Alexander MACDONALD died 21 September 1848, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

John Alexander was 33 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
1850 Birth of Child
Hugh John MACDONALD was born 13 March 1850, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

John Alexander was 35 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isabella CLARK died 8 December 1857, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Birth of Child
Mary Theodora Margaret MACDONALD was born 8 February 1869, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

John Alexander was 54 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
marriage1883 Marriage of Child
Hugh John MACDONALD married 23 April 1883, Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
DeathDeath — 1891
6 June 1891
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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Cataraqui Cemetery Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
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