Angus MACDONALD
Born: 31 October 1808, , Scotland
Died: 16 November 1887,
Died: 16 November 1887,
Married: Margaret LOGAN 1842
Jean
GRAY
Born
27 February 1786
,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
11 June 1868
,
Portneuf, Québec, Canada
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178627 February 1786
Edinburgh, Scotland
1808 Birth of ChildAngus MACDONALD was born 31 October 1808, , Scotland (United Kingdom)
Jean was 22 years old.
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)
Death — 186811 June 1868
Portneuf, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 82.
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