Matilda
SHEFFIELD
(b.
22 October 1849
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
4 March 1933
,
Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
)
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Matilda SHEFFIELD was born 22 October 1849 in Québec Province, Canada
Matilda SHEFFIELD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Matilda married Alexander MCGILLS abt. 1870 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexander MCGILLS was born 8 October 1846 in Ontario, Canada.
Matilda SHEFFIELD died 4 March 1933 in Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Matilda SHEFFIELD
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Alexander MCGILLS-- Date: abt. 1870 Place:
Children of Alexander MCGILLS and Matilda SHEFFIELD:
Harriet "Hattie" MCGILLIS (b.15 February 1875, Sand Point, Ontario, Canada d. 11 January 1914, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada)
m. Elmer Earl EDDY 5 May 1891 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Alexander MCGILLS-- Date: abt. 1870 Place: Children of Alexander MCGILLS and Matilda SHEFFIELD:
Harriet "Hattie" MCGILLIS (b.15 February 1875, Sand Point, Ontario, Canada d. 11 January 1914, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada)m. Elmer Earl EDDY 5 May 1891 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
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1849 Birth 22 October 1849
Québec Province, Canada
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 Canada1875 Birth of ChildHarriet "Hattie" MCGILLIS was born 15 February 1875, Sand Point, Ontario, Canada
Matilda was 25 years old.
1878 - 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. 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 Marriage of ChildHarriet "Hattie" MCGILLIS married 5 May 1891, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Elmer Earl EDDY
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
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England 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.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1914 Death of ChildHarriet "Hattie" MCGILLIS died 11 January 1914, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Matilda was 64 years old.
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada1933 Death 4 March 1933
Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 83.
Added: 9/20/2025 10:06:00 AM
- Updated: 9/20/2025 10:06:16 AM
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