Peter
BIGNEY
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Born: 6 May 1767 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Peter married Althea Mira STEVENS abt. 1787 in Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Althea Mira STEVENS was born 25 October 1772 in Windsor, Vermont, USA. Althea Mira died 2 August 1856 in Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Althea Mira was the child of Levi STEVENS and Anna NORTON.
Peter BIGNEY died 14 July 1828 in Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Peter BIGNEY
Althea Mira STEVENSMarriage date: abt. 1787
Marriage place: Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Althea Mira STEVENS was the child of Levi STEVENS and Anna NORTON
Children of Peter BIGNEY and Althea Mira STEVENS
James BIGNEYDied: abt. 1872,
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Birth — 17676 May 1767
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1811 Birth of ChildJames BIGNEY was born 11 January 1811, Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Peter was 43 years old.
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
Death — 182814 July 1828
Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 61.
Record added: 4/14/2025 1:25:55 AM
Last updated: 6/2/2025 1:22:37 PM
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