Robert SPARKS

Born

10 February 1751 , Halifax, Acadie

Died

31 January 1803 , Sparks Brook, Pettigrew Settlement, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Richard Robert SPARKS Anne Sarah UNKNOWN

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Born: 10 February 1751 in Halifax, Acadie

Father: Richard Robert SPARKS

Mother: Anne Sarah UNKNOWN

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Robert married Joanna UNKNOWN abt. 1768 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joanna UNKNOWN was born abt. 1751 in Halifax, Acadie. Joanna died abt. 1806 in Sparks Brook, Pettigrew Settlement, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Robert SPARKS died 31 January 1803 in Sparks Brook, Pettigrew Settlement, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Robert SPARKS married

Joanna UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1768
Marriage place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Robert SPARKS and Joanna UNKNOWN

Daniel SPARKS

Born: abt. 1769, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1847, Whites Cove, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Lucinda ALLEN 17 February 1787

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Birth — 1751
10 February 1751
Halifax, Acadie

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.