John
CARROLL
Born
abt. 1831
,
Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
abt. 1888
,
Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1831 in Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John married Mary MCPHEE 4 May 1856 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary MCPHEE was born January 1835 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary was the child of Duncan MCPHEE and Catherine GRANT.
John CARROLL died abt. 1888 in Low Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
possibly the son of Thomas Carroll and Mary McGilvray
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Spouse & Children of John CARROLL
John CARROLL married 
Mary MCPHEE
Marriage date: 4 May 1856
Marriage place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary MCPHEE was the child of Duncan MCPHEE and Catherine GRANT
Mary MCPHEEMarriage date: 4 May 1856
Marriage place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary MCPHEE was the child of Duncan MCPHEE and Catherine GRANT
Children of John CARROLL and Mary MCPHEE
James Jacob Henry CARROLLBorn: 13 February 1857, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 25 October 1918, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 25 October 1918, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Helen "Ella" ANDERSON 1886
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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.
1856 Marriage / PartnerJohn CARROLL and Mary MCPHEE 4 May 1856, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Birth of ChildJames Jacob Henry CARROLL was born 13 February 1857, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada (Barrachois)
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.RECORD HISTORY
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Last updated: 11/13/2025 7:12:31 PM
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