James
MEAGHER
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Born: 23 April 1812 in Tipperary, Ireland
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James married Margaret DONNELLY abt. 1834 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret DONNELLY was born 12 May 1819 in Ontario, Canada. Margaret died 22 April 1885 in Lancaster, Ontario, Canada.
James MEAGHER died 17 August 1884 in Lancaster, Ontario, Canada.
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Children of James MEAGHER and Margaret DONNELLY
Margaret MEAGHERDied: November 7, 1932, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
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Birth — 181223 April 1812
Tipperary, Ireland
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)
1851 Birth of ChildMargaret MEAGHER was born October 15, 1851, Camden East, Ontario, Canada
James 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.
1873 Marriage of ChildMargaret MEAGHER married 9 June 1873, St Albans, Vermont, USA to Daniel Alexander DICKSON
Death — 188417 August 1884
Lancaster, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
Record added: 10/22/2025 12:40:42 PM
Last updated: 10/22/2025 12:41:15 PM
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