George DRYSDALE

Born

abt. 1803 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

16 July 1872 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON

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Born: abt. 1803 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Mother: Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON

Paternal grandparents: William DRYSDALE , Mary CUMMINGS

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George married Marie Geneviève COMEAU 18 November 1824 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Geneviève COMEAU was born 10 October 1799 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Geneviève died 31 May 1874 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Geneviève was the child of Georges Joseph COMEAU and Geneviève THIBODEAU.

George DRYSDALE died 16 July 1872 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Marie Geneviève COMEAU
Marriage date: 18 November 1824
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Geneviève COMEAU was the child of Georges Joseph COMEAU and Geneviève THIBODEAU

Children of George DRYSDALE and Marie Geneviève COMEAU

Jacques DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 22 August 1825, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite SAVOIE 26 January 1846 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

George Joseph DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 17 February 1827, Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Jean Basile DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 1 June 1828, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 January 1830, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Charlotte DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 3 November 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 December 1912, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Telesphore BASTARACHE dit BASQUE 26 November 1855 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Guillaume DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 21 September 1831, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Marie DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 15 June 1833, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

David DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 3 August 1839, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Olive DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 22 October 1841, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Olivier DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Born: 15 April 1844, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1824 Marriage / Partner
George DRYSDALE and Marie Geneviève COMEAU 18 November 1824, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1824 marriage

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

1825 Birth of Child
Jacques DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 22 August 1825, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
George Joseph DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 17 February 1827, Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada

1828 Birth of Child
Jean Basile DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 1 June 1828, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1829 Birth of Child
Marie Charlotte DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 3 November 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1830 Death of Child
Jean Basile DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) died 10 January 1830, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Guillaume DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 21 September 1831, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1833 Birth of Child
Marie DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 15 June 1833, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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)

1839 Birth of Child
David DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 3 August 1839, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

1841 Birth of Child
Olive DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 22 October 1841, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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

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

1844 Birth of Child
Olivier DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born 15 April 1844, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Jacques DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) married 26 January 1846, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marguerite SAVOIE

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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.

1855 Marriage of Child
Marie Charlotte DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) married 26 November 1855, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Telesphore BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

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.