Joseph Hiram
BECKSTEAD
Born
24 July 1829
,
Williamsburg, Dundas, ,Upper Canada
Died
11 September 1906
,
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Hiram BECKSTEAD was born 24 July 1829 in Williamsburg, Dundas, ,Upper Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Johannes BECKSTEAD and Maria Christina SCHAEFFER (maternal) Michael HEVERLY (HABERLEY) (HAEBERLEY) and Elizabeth DINGUISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph Hiram married Catharine Mallissa MUNRO 27 October 1854 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharine Mallissa MUNRO was born 1 May 1831 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Catharine Mallissa died 18 August 1886 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
Joseph Hiram BECKSTEAD died 11 September 1906 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
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Catharine Mallissa MUNRO-- Date: 27 October 1854 Place: Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Catharine Mallissa MUNRO-- Date: 27 October 1854 Place: Dundas, Ontario, CanadaChildren of Joseph Hiram BECKSTEAD and Catharine Mallissa MUNRO
Ellen Caroline BECKSTEAD (b.22 October 1855, Morrisburg, Canada West d. 12 September 1919, Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada)m. George William DILLEN 4 October 1876
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1829 Birth 24 July 1829
Williamsburg, Dundas, ,Upper Canada
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.
1854 Marriage / PartnerJoseph Hiram BECKSTEAD and Catharine Mallissa MUNRO 27 October 1854, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildEllen Caroline BECKSTEAD was born 22 October 1855, Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
Joseph Hiram was 26 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of 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 Canada1878 - 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)
1886 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatharine Mallissa MUNRO died 18 August 1886, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1906 Death 11 September 1906
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
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