William
CALDER
Born
Died
20 January 1901
,
Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1826 in Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
Alexander CALDER
Mother:
Margaret PARKER
Paternal grandparents:
Robert CALDER
, Anne GRAHAM
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Elizabeth SMALL abt. 1848 in Dennysville, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth SMALL was born 24 February 1827 in Dennysville, Maine, USA. Elizabeth died abt. 1906 in Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
William CALDER died 20 January 1901 in Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of William CALDER
William CALDER married 
Elizabeth SMALL
Marriage date: abt. 1848
Marriage place: Dennysville, Maine, USA
Elizabeth SMALLMarriage date: abt. 1848
Marriage place: Dennysville, Maine, USA
Children of William CALDER and Elizabeth SMALL
Alpharetta CALDERBorn: 10 May 1858, Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 18 January 1948, Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 18 January 1948, Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Married: Robert C CALDER 1 November 1876 Place: Eastport, Maine, USA
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1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1858 Birth of ChildAlpharetta CALDER was born 10 May 1858, Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1876 Marriage of ChildAlpharetta CALDER married 1 November 1876, Eastport, Maine, USA to Robert C CALDER
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 190120 January 1901
Campobello Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
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