Neil
MACMILLAN
Born
20 August 1827
,
Wood Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died
30 March 1893
,
Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Born: 20 August 1827 in Wood Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Father:
James Hamish MCMILLAN
Mother:
Ann MUNN
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Neil married Isabella MCCALDER abt. 1849 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isabella MCCALDER was born abt. 1831 in Scotland (United Kingdom). Isabella died 26 April 1925 in Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean).
Neil MACMILLAN died 30 March 1893 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Children of Neil MACMILLAN and Isabella MCCALDER
William Peter MACMILLANBorn: 15 November 1849, Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died: 4 October 1888, Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died: 4 October 1888, Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Married: Sarah MACNEIL 31 December 1874
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Birth — 182720 August 1827
Wood Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1849 Birth of ChildWilliam Peter MACMILLAN was born 15 November 1849, Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Neil was 22 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Death of ChildWilliam Peter MACMILLAN died 4 October 1888, Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Neil was 61 years old.
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
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 189330 March 1893
Prince Edward Island, Canada
He died at the age of 65.
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