flag female ancestor  Jane  LESTER

  (b. 25 October 1833 Albion Township, York County, Upper Canada   d. 29 July 1919 Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada )  

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Jane LESTER was born 25 October 1833 in Albion Township, York County, Upper Canada

Jane LESTER was the child of Isaac LESTER   and   Agnes GRAHAM

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jane  married  Thomas BOWLES .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas BOWLES  was born 27 July 1830 in Chinguacousy, York, Ontario, Canada.  Thomas died 9 August 1913 in Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.  Thomas was the child of Charles BOWLES and Nancy Ann BARRIE.

Jane LESTER died 29 July 1919 in Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.
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Jane LESTER married flag male ancestor Thomas BOWLES-- Place: 
Thomas BOWLES was the child of Charles BOWLES and Nancy Ann BARRIE




Children of Thomas BOWLES and Jane LESTER:

flag female ancestor Anne Sarah BOWLES (b.13 March 1868, Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada  d. 2 April 1962, Toronto, Ontario, Canada )
m. Edwin Arthur PEARSON 13 July 1892



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birth1833 Birth
25 October 1833
Albion Township, York County, Upper Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 Birth of Child
Anne Sarah BOWLES was born 13 March 1868, Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada

Jane was 34 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1913 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas BOWLES died 9 August 1913, Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
death1919 Death
29 July 1919
Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

She died at the age of 85.
Added: 6/3/2024 4:33:34 PM - Updated: 6/3/2024 4:34:15 PM

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