Abraham B ESTEY

Born

6 May 1790 , Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

18 March 1876 , Canterbury Station, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Amos ETSEY Mary "Molly" ETSEY

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Born: 6 May 1790 in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Amos ETSEY

Mother: Mary "Molly" ETSEY

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Abraham B married Ruth DOW 17 November 1812 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth DOW was born 1 December 1786 in Canterbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Ruth died 2 January 1864 in Canterbury Station, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Ruth was the child of Enoch DOW and Ruth MORTON.

Abraham B ESTEY died 18 March 1876 in Canterbury Station, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Abraham B ESTEY married

Ruth DOW
Marriage date: 17 November 1812
Marriage place: Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Ruth DOW was the child of Enoch DOW and Ruth MORTON

Children of Abraham B ESTEY and Ruth DOW

Lydia Jane ESTEY

Born: 22 June 1822, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 28 February 1883, Canterbury, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Married: William E MCINELLEY 15 August 1844

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Birth — 1790
6 May 1790
Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Abraham B ESTEY and Ruth DOW 17 November 1812, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Lydia Jane ESTEY was born 22 June 1822, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Abraham B was 32 years old.

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)

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)

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.

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)

1864 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ruth DOW died 2 January 1864, Canterbury Station, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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.