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John McPhail

Male 1877 - 1945  (68 years)


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  • Name John McPhail 
    Birth 8 May 1877  Caledonia Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Jun 1945  Blairmore, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6  McPhail
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2021 

    Father Archibald McPhail,   b. 20 Oct 1850, Schooner Pond, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1923, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Agnes Roe Cameron,   b. 30 Dec 1856   d. 20 Jan 1935, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1874  Caledonia, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Photos
    McPHAIL home in Calgary, occupied in 1926
    McPhail family at house in Calgary
    Documents
    McPhail bible - births
    McPhail bible - births
    McPhail bible - births
    McPhail bible- deaths
    McPhail bible- deaths
    McPhail bible- deaths
    McPhail bible- marriages
    McPhail bible- marriages
    McPhail bible- marriages
    Headstones
    McPhail headstone -1.jpg
    McPhail headstone -1.jpg
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Plot: Section K; row 4; plot 5
    McPhail headstone -2.jpg
    McPhail headstone -2.jpg
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Plot: Section K; row 4; plot 5
    McPhail headstone -3.JPG
    McPhail headstone -3.JPG
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Plot: Section K; row 4; plot 5
    McPhail plot at Union Cemetery Calgary.JPG
    McPhail plot at Union Cemetery Calgary.JPG
    McPhail headstone at Union Cemetery Calgary
    Histories
    History of Schooner Pond
    History of Schooner Pond
    Correspondence with Bob MacDougall of Schooner Pond area, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. McPhail ancestors and land grants for Alex McPhail
    Census Canada
    McPhail family in Cape Breton.  Canada census 1901
    McPhail family in Cape Breton. Canada census 1901
    Canada census for 1901 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, NS
    Archie McPhail (50, head), Augnes (43, wife), William (22), Archie (17), Annie (15), Augnes (14), Stanley (13), Katie (11)
    James and Margrett Cameron lived next door. James Cameron is the brother of Agnes McPhail (43).
    McPhail family in Cape Breton Canada census 1891
    McPhail family in Cape Breton Canada census 1891
    Archibald McPhail (39), Agnes (wife, 33), Alex (16), John (14), William (12), James (10), Archibald (7), Annie (5), Agnes (4), Stanley (3), Catherine (1)
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Hood,   b. 17 Nov 1887, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1972 (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Stanley McPhail,   b. 5 Apr 1907, Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1942 (Age 34 years)  [Birth]
     2. Gordon McPhail,   b. 21 Sep 1910
     3. John McPhail,   b. 4 Oct 1912
     4. Harold McPhail,   b. 4 Dec 1913, Blairmore, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1988, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +5. Marjorie McPhail,   b. 30 Jul 1918
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 May 1877 - Caledonia Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jun 1945 - Blairmore, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Province of Nova Scotia, Vital Stats NS, 1874, 96 (Reliability: 3).
      Book year: 1804; registration year: 1874; page 96 of 157.
      Source: Canada, Nova Scotia, Marriage Bonds 1763-1864 & Marriage Registrations, 1864-1942


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