John Joseph Caldwell
ABBOTT
Born
12 March 1821
,
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Died
30 October 1893
,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Born: 12 March 1821 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Father:
Joseph ABBOTT
Mother:
Harriet BRADFORD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Joseph Caldwell married Mary Martha BEHUNE abt. 1850 . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Mary Martha BEHUNE was born 17 October 1823 Mary Martha died 25 February 1898 Mary Martha was the child of John Wadden BETHUNE and Elizabeth HALLOWELL.
John Joseph Caldwell ABBOTT died 30 October 1893 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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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 John Joseph Caldwell ABBOTT
John Joseph Caldwell ABBOTT married 
Mary Martha BEHUNE
Marriage date: abt. 1850
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Mary Martha BEHUNE was the child of John Wadden BETHUNE and Elizabeth HALLOWELL
Mary Martha BEHUNEMarriage date: abt. 1850
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Mary Martha BEHUNE was the child of John Wadden BETHUNE and Elizabeth HALLOWELL
Children of John Joseph Caldwell ABBOTT and Mary Martha BEHUNE
Frances Maria "Frankie" ABBOTTBorn: 17 June 1850,
Died: 11 September 1925,
Died: 11 September 1925,
John-Bethune ABBOTT William-Hamilton ABBOTT Mary Isabella ABBOTTBorn: abt. 1855,
Died: 8 July 1932, , Ontario, Canada
Died: 8 July 1932, , Ontario, Canada
Harry ABBOTT 
Charles Alfred "Charlie" ABBOTT Alice-Elizabeth ABBOTT Arthur-Edward ABBOTTBorn: 20 January 1863, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 March 1944, Senneville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1944, Senneville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Harriet-Ann ABBOTT
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Birth — 182112 March 1821
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
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)
1851 Birth of ChildJohn-Bethune ABBOTT was born 23 December 1851, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 30 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1853 Birth of ChildWilliam-Hamilton ABBOTT was born 5 August 1853, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 32 years old.
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.1857 Birth of ChildHarry ABBOTT was born 7 October 1857, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 36 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildCharles Alfred "Charlie" ABBOTT was born 17 July 1859, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 38 years old.
1860 Death of ChildCharles Alfred "Charlie" ABBOTT died 28 March 1860, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 39 years old.
1861 Birth of ChildAlice-Elizabeth ABBOTT was born 20 February 1861, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 39 years old.
1863 Birth of ChildArthur-Edward ABBOTT was born 20 January 1863, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
John Joseph Caldwell was 41 years old.
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 Birth of ChildHarriet-Ann ABBOTT was born 25 April 1867, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
John Joseph Caldwell was 46 years old.
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 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 CanadaDeath — 189330 October 1893
Montréal, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
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Cimetière Mont-Royal Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
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