Mary Jane
OLD
Born
abt. 1832
,
Caledonia, Upper Canada
Died
25 April 1892
,
Ontario, Canada
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Born: abt. 1832 in Caledonia, Upper Canada
Father:
John OLD
Mother:
Mary Ann MOODY
Paternal grandparents:
John OULD
, Catherine ROUNSEFELL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Jane married Nelson BAKER abt. 1853 in Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nelson BAKER was born 5 August 1833 in Seneca, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. Nelson died 27 September 1889 in Buffalo, Cass, North Dakota, USA. Nelson was the child of Henry Fredericks BAKER and Patience SKINNER.
Mary Jane OLD died 25 April 1892 in Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Mary Jane OLD
Mary Jane OLD married 
Nelson BAKER
Marriage date: abt. 1853
Marriage place: , Canada West
Nelson BAKER was the child of Henry Fredericks BAKER and Patience SKINNER
Nelson BAKERMarriage date: abt. 1853
Marriage place: , Canada West
Nelson BAKER was the child of Henry Fredericks BAKER and Patience SKINNER
Children of Nelson BAKER and Mary Jane OLD
Joseph Lawrence BAKERBorn: 2 March 1870, Marmora, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 September 1947, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 September 1947, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Married: Mary MCKENDRY 8 October 1890
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1837 - 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.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.
1870 Birth of ChildJoseph Lawrence BAKER was born 2 March 1870, Marmora, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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.
1889 Death of Spouse/PartnerNelson BAKER died 27 September 1889, Buffalo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
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 CanadaDeath — 189225 April 1892
Ontario, Canada
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