Hugh John MACDONALD

Born

13 March 1850 , Kingston, Canada West

Died

29 March 1929 , Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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John Alexander MACDONALD Isabella CLARK

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Born: 13 March 1850 in Kingston, Canada West

Father: John Alexander MACDONALD

Mother: Isabella CLARK

Paternal grandparents: Hugh John MACDONALD , Helen SHAW

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Hugh John married Mary Jane Agnes "Jean" MURRAY abt. 1876 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Jane Agnes "Jean" MURRAY was born abt. 1846 in County Limerick, Ireland. Mary Jane Agnes "Jean" died 22 April 1881 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York).

Hugh John married (2) Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET 23 April 1883 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET was born 5 June 1862 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Agnes Gertrude died 18 July 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Agnes Gertrude was the child of Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET and Agnes SEYMOUR.

Hugh John MACDONALD died 29 March 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Hugh John MACDONALD married

Mary Jane Agnes "Jean" MURRAY
Marriage date: abt. 1876
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Children of Hugh John MACDONALD and Mary Jane Agnes "Jean" MURRAY

Isabella Mary "Daisy" MACDONALD

Born: 7 April 1877, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died: 18 June 1959, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hugh John MACDONALD married

Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET
Marriage date: 23 April 1883
Marriage place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET was the child of Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET and Agnes SEYMOUR

Children of Hugh John MACDONALD and Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET

John Alexander "Jack" MACDONALD

Born: 7 August 1884, , Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 April 1905, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Birth — 1850
13 March 1850
Kingston, Canada West

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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 Birth of Child
Isabella Mary "Daisy" MACDONALD was born 7 April 1877, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Hugh John was 27 years old.

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)

1881 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Jane Agnes "Jean" MURRAY died 22 April 1881, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)

1883 Marriage / Partner
Hugh John MACDONALD and Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET 23 April 1883, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)

He was 33 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
John Alexander "Jack" MACDONALD was born 7 August 1884, , Ontario, Canada

Hugh John was 34 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)

1905 Death of Child
John Alexander "Jack" MACDONALD died 26 April 1905, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hugh John was 55 years old.

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

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada