immigrant - Canada to US  female ancestor  Margaret  SMITH

  (b. 23 February 1823 Lanark, Upper Canada   d. 11 March 1915 Clark, South Dakota, USA )  

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Margaret SMITH was born 23 February 1823 in Lanark, Upper Canada

Margaret SMITH was the child of ?   and   ?

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Margaret  married  William Thomas JANSON 20 July 1844 in Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West* .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Thomas JANSON  was born 7 October 1817 in Limehouse, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.  William Thomas died 7 August 1877 in Merrickville, Merrickville-Wolford, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. 

Margaret SMITH died 11 March 1915 in Clark, South Dakota, USA.
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Margaret SMITH married immigrant flag male ancestor William Thomas JANSON-- Date: 20 July 1844 Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West*


Children of William Thomas JANSON and Margaret SMITH:

flag male ancestor William Thomas J Jr JANSON (b.4 May 1845, Lanark, Canada West  d. 16 October 1917, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA)
m. Anna M GALLMAN 2 March 1870



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birth1823 Birth
23 February 1823
Lanark, Upper Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1844 Marriage / Partner
Margaret SMITH and William Thomas JANSON 20 July 1844, Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada*

She was 21 years old.
1845 Birth of Child
William Thomas J Jr JANSON was born 4 May 1845, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Margaret was 22 years old.
1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
William Thomas JANSON died 7 August 1877, Merrickville, Merrickville-Wolford, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
death1915 Death
11 March 1915
Clark, South Dakota, USA

She died at the age of 92.
Added: 10/27/2025 12:36:34 PM - Updated: 11/30/2025 12:54:22 PM

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