Catherine
MURDOCK
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Born: 5 January 1819 in Ayr, Scotland
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Robert SWAN January 1837 in New Annan, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert SWAN was born 12 October 1809 in Ecclefechan, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. Robert died abt. 1891 in New Annan, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Catherine MURDOCK died 22 December 1896 in Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Catherine MURDOCK
Robert SWANMarriage date: January 1837
Marriage place: New Annan, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Robert SWAN and Catherine MURDOCK
Esther Scott SWANDied: 24 June 1928, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Birth — 18195 January 1819
Ayr, Scotland
1837 Marriage / PartnerCatherine MURDOCK and Robert SWAN January 1837, New Annan, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 18 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)
1858 Birth of ChildEsther Scott SWAN was born 5 October 1858, Millbrook, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine was 39 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1878 Marriage of ChildEsther Scott SWAN married 19 June 1878, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Farquhar MACRAE
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
Death — 189622 December 1896
Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 78.
Record added: 10/14/2025 11:22:36 AM
Last updated: 10/14/2025 11:22:47 AM
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