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flag female ancestor  Margaret  SMITH

Born
23 March 1838 Markham, York, Upper Canada
Died
31 March 1930 Goderich, Ontario, Canada

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Born: 23 March 1838 in Markham, York, Upper Canada

Father: Reuben SMITH
Mother: Phoebe BAKER
Maternal grandparents: Jacob BAKER , Anna Maria LAUR


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Margaret  married  Archibald MCNABB 26 November 1863 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archibald MCNABB  was born 11 August 1838 in Killarrow, Argyll, Scotland.  Archibald died 15 January 1908 in Acton, Halton Hills, Halton, Ontario, Canada. 

Margaret SMITH died 31 March 1930 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Margaret SMITH

Margaret SMITH married immigrant flag male ancestor Archibald MCNABB
Marriage date: 26 November 1863
Marriage place: Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Children of Archibald MCNABB and Margaret SMITH

flag female ancestor Rachel May MCNAB
Born: abt. 1877, Sunnidale, Ontario, Canada
Died: 4 September 1974, , Ontario, Canada

Married: David Robson BEATTIE 26 November 1896



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BirthBirth — 1838
23 March 1838
Markham, York, Upper Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1863 Marriage / Partner
Margaret SMITH and Archibald MCNABB 26 November 1863, Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

She was 25 years old.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention 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.
1908 Death of Spouse/Partner
Archibald MCNABB died 15 January 1908, Acton, Halton Hills, Halton, Ontario, Canada
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
DeathDeath — 1930
31 March 1930
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 92.
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Record added: 9/17/2025 12:28:06 PM
Last updated: 11/7/2025 12:54:15 PM

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