Elizabeth
HETHERINGTON
Born
May 1844
,
Pilkington, Wellington, Canada West
Died
26 December 1897
,
Proton Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada
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Born: May 1844 in Pilkington, Wellington, Canada West
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Elizabeth married John CANN 22 April 1867 in Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John CANN was born 11 October 1844 in Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. John died 9 August 1910 in Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada. John was the child of George B CANN and Mary Ann DELONE.
Elizabeth HETHERINGTON died 26 December 1897 in Proton Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Elizabeth HETHERINGTON
Elizabeth HETHERINGTON married 
John CANN
Marriage date: 22 April 1867
Marriage place: Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
John CANN was the child of George B CANN and Mary Ann DELONE
John CANNMarriage date: 22 April 1867
Marriage place: Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
John CANN was the child of George B CANN and Mary Ann DELONE
Children of John CANN and Elizabeth HETHERINGTON
Emma CANNBorn: August 1874, Eramosa Township. Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 15 August 1941, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 15 August 1941, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Married: John Alexander HAMILTON 2 March 1898
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Birth — 1844May 1844
Pilkington, Wellington, Canada West
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 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth HETHERINGTON and John CANN 22 April 1867, Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
She was 22 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 Canada1874 Birth of ChildEmma CANN was born August 1874, Eramosa Township. Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth was 30 years old.
1878 - 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 Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 189726 December 1897
Proton Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 53.
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