Rubina JOHNSTON

Born

abt. 1803 , Scotland

Died

18 June 1887 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1803 in Scotland

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Rubina married Charles SMITHERS 21 September 1842 in Montréal, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles SMITHERS was born abt. 1812 in England. Charles died 12 May 1884 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada .

Rubina JOHNSTON died 18 June 1887 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rubina JOHNSTON

Rubina JOHNSTON married

Charles SMITHERS
Marriage date: 21 September 1842
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada East

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Charles SMITHERS and Rubina JOHNSTON

George SMITHERS

Born: 14 November 1843, La Prairie, Canada East
Died: 15 December 1889, Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

Married: Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER 22 September 1864 Place: Montréal, Canada East

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

1842 Marriage / Partner
Rubina JOHNSTON and Charles SMITHERS 21 September 1842, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)