John
SMITH
Born
27 March 1833
,
Louth Township, Upper Canada
Died
16 March 1896
,
Louth Township, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 27 March 1833 in Louth Township, Upper Canada
Father:
James Nicholas SMITH
Mother:
Permelia FLETCHER
Paternal grandparents:
Nicholas SMITH
, Catharina MAY
Maternal grandparents:
John FLETCHER
, Margaret ARMSTRONG
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Elizabeth Frances BURTCH 5 April 1860 in Louth Township, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Frances BURTCH was born 17 January 1843 in Louth Township, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth Frances died 3 July 1921 in Louth Township, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth Frances was the child of Elijah BURTCH and Elizabeth JOHNSON.
John SMITH died 16 March 1896 in Louth Township, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of John SMITH
John SMITH married 
Elizabeth Frances BURTCH
Marriage date: 5 April 1860
Marriage place: Louth Township, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Frances BURTCH was the child of Elijah BURTCH and Elizabeth JOHNSON
Elizabeth Frances BURTCHMarriage date: 5 April 1860
Marriage place: Louth Township, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Frances BURTCH was the child of Elijah BURTCH and Elizabeth JOHNSON
Children of John SMITH and Elizabeth Frances BURTCH
Maude Jessie SMITHBorn: 26 April 1882, Louth Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 April 1959, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 April 1959, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Married: James BYE 17 April 1913 Place: St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Birth — 183327 March 1833
Louth Township, Upper Canada
1837 - 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.
1860 Marriage / PartnerJohn SMITH and Elizabeth Frances BURTCH 5 April 1860, Louth Township, Ontario, Canada
He was 27 years old.
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 Canada1882 Birth of ChildMaude Jessie SMITH was born 26 April 1882, Louth Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
John was 49 years old.
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 Canada
Death — 189616 March 1896
Louth Township, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 63.
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