Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON

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abt. 1761 ,

Died

abt. 1848 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Born: abt. 1761

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Marguerite (Margaret) married John THOMAS 8 November 1784 in London, England . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John THOMAS was born abt. 1760 John died abt. 1790 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia).

Marguerite (Margaret) married (2) William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) 8 November 1794 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born abt. 1775 in Mirimachi, Alnwick, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. William died 22 January 1850 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). William was the child of William DRYSDALE and Mary CUMMINGS.

Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON died abt. 1848 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .

daughter of David Higginson and Janet Henderson

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Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON married

John THOMAS
Marriage date: 8 November 1784
Marriage place: London, England
Source: ancestry.com

Marriage notes:

Name: John Thomas

Spouse Name: Margaret Higginson

Record Type: Marriage

Event Date: 8 Nov 1784

Parish: Whitechapel St Mary

Borough: Tower Hamlets

Ancestry.com. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921. London Metropolitan Archives, London.

Children of John THOMAS and Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON

John (Jean) THOMAS

Born: 9 February 1787, Charlottetown, St. John's Island
Died: 17 January 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW) 23 January 1815 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Eleonore Hélène THOMAS

Born: abt. 1790, , St. John's Island, Canada
Died: abt. 1848, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: John James Henry (Jacques) ASHFORD (HACHEFORD) 1822 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON married

William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
Marriage date: 8 November 1794
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was the child of William DRYSDALE and Mary CUMMINGS

Children of William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) and Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON

William DRYSDELL (DRISDELLE)

Born: abt. 1796, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie MALLET (MALAIS) 7 February 1819 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Thomas Phillip DRYSDALE

Born: abt. 1798, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Edward DRYSDALE

Born: abt. 1801, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

George DRYSDALE

Born: abt. 1803, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 16 July 1872, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Geneviève COMEAU 18 November 1824 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 6 February 1805, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 February 1893, Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: John Patrick "Patsy" KENNY 26 August 1837

Edouard DRESDELL

Born: 16 January 1808, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON and John THOMAS 8 November 1784, London, England

Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON - 1784 Marriage

1784 Marriage

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1787 Birth of Child
John (Jean) THOMAS was born 9 February 1787, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON and William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) 8 November 1794, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1805 Birth of Child
Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 6 February 1805, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1808 Birth of Child
Edouard DRESDELL was born 16 January 1808, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1815 Marriage of Child
John (Jean) THOMAS married 23 January 1815 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Brigitte Marguerite MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

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

1819 Marriage of Child
William DRYSDELL (DRISDELLE) married 7 February 1819, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie MALLET (MALAIS)

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

1824 Marriage of Child
George DRYSDALE married 18 November 1824, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie Geneviève COMEAU

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)