Alexander
MCRAE
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Born: abt. 1772 in Scotland
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Alexander married Theresa THOMPSON abt. 1798 in Gaspé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theresa THOMPSON was born abt. 1775 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Theresa died 3 March 1860 in Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada.
Alexander MCRAE died 19 April 1857 in Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada.
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1799 Birth of ChildMargaret MCRAE was born 18 October 1799, Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)
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 — 185719 April 1857
Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada
Record added: 12/8/2025 11:19:28 AM
Last updated: 12/8/2025 11:20:10 AM
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