flag photo of Mary MORRIS   Mary  MORRIS

  (b. 7 February 1838 L'Anse-au-Beaufils, Gaspé, Lower Canada   d. 24 April 1915 Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada )  

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Mary MORRIS was born 7 February 1838 in L'Anse-au-Beaufils, Gaspé, Lower Canada

Mary MORRIS was the child of Jasper Gaspard MORRIS   and   Joanna O'NEIL

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Mary  married  James JESSOP 9 February 1858 in Percé, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James JESSOP  was born 17 April 1828 in Percé, Gaspe Sud, Québec, Canada.  James died abt. 1911 in Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada.  James was the child of James JESSOP and Bridget FERMON (FERMAN).

Mary MORRIS died 24 April 1915 in Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada.







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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Mary MORRIS

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Mary MORRIS married flag photo of James JESSOP  James JESSOP-- Date: 9 February 1858 Place: Percé, Québec, Canada
James JESSOP was the child of James JESSOP and Bridget FERMON (FERMAN)


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Children of James JESSOP and Mary MORRIS:

flag male ancestor Peter-John JESSOP (b.20 November 1858, Percé, Canada East   d. 19 October 1888, Grande Rivière, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada)
m. Sarah KEARNEY 1 February 1887



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birth1838 Birth
7 February 1838
L'Anse-au-Beaufils, Gaspé, Lower Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1858 Marriage / Partner
Mary MORRIS and James JESSOP 9 February 1858, Percé, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.
1858 Birth of Child
Peter-John JESSOP was born 20 November 1858, Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)

Mary was 20 years old.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Death of Child
Peter-John JESSOP died 19 October 1888, Grande Rivière, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada

Mary was 50 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1915 Death
24 April 1915
Newport, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

She died at the age of 77.
Added: 10/12/2021 4:47:20 PM - Updated: 10/16/2021 6:04:15 PM

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