Hugh
MACDONALD
Born
abt. 1834
,
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
abt. 1901
,
Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1834 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
James MACDONALD
Mother:
Janet MACDONELL
Paternal grandparents:
Ranald Finlay MACDONALD
Maternal grandparents:
Angus Roy MACDONELL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hugh married Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL) 27 February 1876 in Port Hood, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL) was born October 1850 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Annie died 29 March 1922 in Little Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Annie was the child of Angus "Aonghas Og" MACDONALD and Sarah BEATON.
Hugh MACDONALD died abt. 1901 in Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Hugh MACDONALD
Hugh MACDONALD married 
Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL)
Marriage date: 27 February 1876
Marriage place: Port Hood, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL) was the child of Angus "Aonghas Og" MACDONALD and Sarah BEATON
Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL)Marriage date: 27 February 1876
Marriage place: Port Hood, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL) was the child of Angus "Aonghas Og" MACDONALD and Sarah BEATON
Children of Hugh MACDONALD and Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL)
James Leo MACDONALDBorn: 20 August 1880, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 28 May 1961, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 28 May 1961, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Clementine MACLELLAN 1910
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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 Canada
1876 Marriage / PartnerHugh MACDONALD and Annie MACDONALD (MACDONNELL) 27 February 1876, Port Hood, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1880 Birth of ChildJames Leo MACDONALD was born 20 August 1880, , Nova Scotia, 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. 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 CanadaRECORD HISTORY
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Last updated: 11/11/2025 11:22:06 AM
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