Eliza-Julia
BOOMHOWER
Born
abt. 1828
,
Stanbridge, Lower Canada
Died
15 January 1903
,
Arden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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Born: abt. 1828 in Stanbridge, Lower Canada
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Eliza-Julia married John James GODFREY abt. 1847 in Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John James GODFREY was born abt. 1821 in Storrington, Ontario, Canada. John James died 30 November 1878 in Arden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. John James was the child of Phillip Sr. GODFREY and Mary BELANGER.
Eliza-Julia BOOMHOWER died 15 January 1903 in Arden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
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Recorded occupation: house wife
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Eliza-Julia BOOMHOWER
Eliza-Julia BOOMHOWER married 
John James GODFREY
Marriage date: abt. 1847
Marriage place: , Canada West
John James GODFREY was the child of Phillip Sr. GODFREY and Mary BELANGER
John James GODFREYMarriage date: abt. 1847
Marriage place: , Canada West
John James GODFREY was the child of Phillip Sr. GODFREY and Mary BELANGER
Children of John James GODFREY and Eliza-Julia BOOMHOWER
Wilson David GODFREYBorn: 2 December 1852, Sugar Island, Hungerford, Canada West
Died: 30 August 1937, Mountain Grove, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 August 1937, Mountain Grove, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Married: Rhoda Ann PETERS 2 July 1885
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1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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.
1852 Birth of ChildWilson David GODFREY was born 2 December 1852, Sugar Island, Hungerford, Ontario, Canada
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.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 Canada
1878 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn James GODFREY died 30 November 1878, Arden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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 Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of EnglandDeath — 190315 January 1903
Arden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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