Brief Life History of John Archibald
When John Archibald MacAulay was born on 6 August 1882, in Catalone, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Neil Angus McAulay, was 44 and his mother, Mary Ann MacRury, was 34. He married Mary Cecilia Wilmot on 20 January 1920, in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 19 years. He died on 18 May 1942, in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 59, and was buried in Catalone, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- John McAulay, "Canada Census, 1931"
- John McAulay, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- John Archibald MacAulay, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"
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World Events (2)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Ross and Cromarty and Inverness):
from Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh ‘son of Amhalghadh’, an Old Gaelic personal name of unexplained etymology. Compare the Irish form McAuley , also Manx Kewley , Cowley , and Callow .
from Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh ‘son of Amhlao(i)bh’, Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Óláfr (see Olafsen ). Compare McAuliffe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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