John Alexander
CALDWELL
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Born: 17 June 1817 in Glasgow, Scotland
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John Alexander married Agnes WHITE abt. 1836 in Darling, Lanark, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes WHITE was born abt. 1818 in Scotland (United Kingdom). Agnes died 18 October 1897 in Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, Canada.
John Alexander CALDWELL died 11 November 1898 in Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of John Alexander CALDWELL
Agnes WHITEMarriage date: abt. 1836
Marriage place: Darling, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Children of John Alexander CALDWELL and Agnes WHITE
Oliver M CALDWELLDied: 12 January 1954, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Birth — 181717 June 1817
Glasgow, 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)
1861 Birth of ChildOliver M CALDWELL was born 11 January 1861, Darling, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
John Alexander was 43 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
1897 Death of Spouse/PartnerAgnes WHITE died 18 October 1897, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, Canada
Death — 189811 November 1898
Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Record added: 10/10/2025 12:06:41 PM
Last updated: 10/14/2025 6:21:45 PM
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