John
NAISMITH
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Born: 7 January 1833 in Scotland
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John married Margaret YOUNG 19 January 1858 in Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret YOUNG was born 15 June 1833 in Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Margaret died 6 November 1870 in Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Margaret was the child of Robert YOUNG and Annie MASON.
John NAISMITH died 19 October 1870 in Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of John NAISMITH
Margaret YOUNGMarriage date: 19 January 1858
Marriage place: Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Margaret YOUNG was the child of Robert YOUNG and Annie MASON
Children of John NAISMITH and Margaret YOUNG
James NAISMITHDied: 28 November 1939, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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Birth — 18337 January 1833
Scotland
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)
1858 Marriage / PartnerJohn NAISMITH and Margaret YOUNG 19 January 1858, Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1861 Birth of ChildJames NAISMITH was born 6 November 1861, Almonte, Ontario, Canada
John was 28 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death — 187019 October 1870
Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 37.
Record added: 10/9/2025 5:39:26 PM
Last updated: 10/9/2025 5:40:06 PM
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