Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON

Born

17 March 1828 , Uxbridge, Upper Canada

Died

1 August 1886 , Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Clarissa "Clara" married Richard FLEWELL 16 September 1846 in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Richard FLEWELL was born 12 May 1811 in Milwich, Staffordshire, England. Richard died 27 January 1897 in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada.

Parents & Family of Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON

Parents of Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON

Father

Randal WIXSON

Mother

Annis FENTON

Grandparents of Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph E WIXSON Deborah TOWNSEND

Maternal grandparents

William FENTON Sarah LUKENS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON

Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON married

Richard FLEWELL
Marriage date: 16 September 1846
Marriage place: Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Children of Richard FLEWELL and Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON

John H FLEWELL

Born: 9 October 1851, Uxbridge, Canada West
Died: 18 February 1946, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Married: Elizabeth MURRAY 4 October 1875

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Birth — 1828
17 March 1828
Uxbridge, Upper Canada

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

1846 Marriage / Partner
Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON and Richard FLEWELL 16 September 1846, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Birth of Child
John H FLEWELL was born 9 October 1851, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Clarissa "Clara" was 23 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.