William REID

Born

Died

6 March 1874 , Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

William married Isabella MATCHES? abt. 1818 in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Isabella MATCHES? was born abt. 1793 in Scotland. Isabella died 15 February 1885 in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada .

Parents & Family of William REID

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William REID

William REID married

Isabella MATCHES?
Marriage date: abt. 1818
Marriage place: Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of William REID and Isabella MATCHES?

Sarah Ann REID

Born: abt. 1819, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 31 January 1915, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

James REID

Born: abt. 1824, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Alexander REID

Born: 23 January 1826, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 January 1907, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

Margaret REID

Born: 7 October 1828, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 20 April 1920, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: John ROBINSON 29 September 1854

William REID

Born: 31 March 1831, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Charles REID

Born: abt. 1836, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Isabella REID

Born: abt. 1838, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 27 October 1922, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

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

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

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)

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

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

1826 Birth of Child
Alexander REID was born 23 January 1826, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada (Newcastle)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Margaret REID was born 7 October 1828, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada (Newcastle)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
William REID was born 31 March 1831, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada (Newcastle)

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)

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.