When William Carter McConnell was born on 14 September 1875, in Keene, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, his father, Robert McConnell, was 30 and his mother, Isabella Fife, was 28. He married Eva Rachel Hughes on 9 August 1899, in Neche, Pembina, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pembina, North Dakota, United States in 1935 and Cavalier, Pembina, North Dakota, United States in 1940. He died on 1 March 1961, in Cavalier, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Bruce Cemetery, Pembina, North Dakota, United States.
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The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Emily Thomas Luxon BIRTH 22 Oct 1859 Maryborough Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada DEATH 11 Feb 1890 (aged 30) Neche Township, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA BURIAL Bruce Cemetery Pembina County, North Dakota, USA MEMORIAL ID 68112862
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Irish (northern) and Scottish (southwestern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhomhnaill ‘son of Domhnall’, from the lenited pronunciation of the name. See McDonald . O'Connell is from a different personal name. Compare McConnon .
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