Hugh
GILLAM
Born
abt. 1852
,
Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Died
18 April 1901
,
Hiscocks Point, Newfoundland, Canada
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Born: abt. 1852 in Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Hugh married Sarah COX 28 January 1890 in Petites, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah COX was born abt. 1857 in Burnt Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Hugh GILLAM died 18 April 1901 in Hiscocks Point, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Hugh GILLAM
Hugh GILLAM married 
Sarah COX
Marriage date: 28 January 1890
Marriage place: Petites, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sarah COXMarriage date: 28 January 1890
Marriage place: Petites, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Children of Hugh GILLAM and Sarah COX
Albert Michael GILLAMBorn: 14 November 1890, Hiscocks Point, Newfoundland, Canada
Died: 21 August 1940, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 21 August 1940, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Mary Ann INGS 22 December 1915
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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.
1890 Marriage / PartnerHugh GILLAM and Sarah COX 28 January 1890, Petites, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1890 Birth of ChildAlbert Michael GILLAM was born 14 November 1890, Hiscocks Point, Newfoundland, 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 — 190118 April 1901
Hiscocks Point, Newfoundland, Canada
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Last updated: 9/15/2025 11:21:40 AM
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