Magdelena VAN SISE

Born

abt. 1749 , Schenectady, Crown Colony of New York

Died

27 June 1829 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Magdelena married Alexander CAMPBELL 23 May 1768 in Schenectady, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexander CAMPBELL was born 14 November 1734 in Perthshire, Scotland. Alexander died 24 October 1800 in Cornwall, Stormont, Upper Canada.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Magdelena VAN SISE

Magdelena VAN SISE married

Alexander CAMPBELL
Marriage date: 23 May 1768
Marriage place: Schenectady, Crown Colony of New York

Children of Alexander CAMPBELL and Magdelena VAN SISE

Colin CAMPBELL

Born: 25 November 1787, Rivière-Beaudette, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Died: 9 November 1853, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Elizabeth "Liza" MACGILLIVRAY 1812

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1768 Marriage / Partner
Magdelena VAN SISE and Alexander CAMPBELL 23 May 1768, Schenectady, New York, USA

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Colin CAMPBELL was born 25 November 1787, Rivière-Beaudette, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexander CAMPBELL died 24 October 1800, Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
27 June 1829
Montréal, Lower Canada

Postcards and Memories of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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