Edward
ARMSTRONG
Born
abt. 1833
,
South Monaghan Twp, Northumberland, Upper Canada
Died
17 December 1893
,
Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada
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Born: abt. 1833 in South Monaghan Twp, Northumberland, Upper Canada
Father:
John ARMSTRONG
Mother:
Eliza PARKER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edward married Sarah Jane EVANS 21 February 1862 in Cartwright, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Jane EVANS was born 2 April 1838 in Magheraculmoney, County Fermanagh, Ireland. Sarah Jane died 20 October 1929 in Port Perry, Scugog, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
Edward ARMSTRONG died 17 December 1893 in Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
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Edward ARMSTRONG married 
Sarah Jane EVANS
Marriage date: 21 February 1862
Marriage place: Cartwright, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Jane EVANSMarriage date: 21 February 1862
Marriage place: Cartwright, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada
Children of Edward ARMSTRONG and Sarah Jane EVANS
Sarah Jane ARMSTRONGBorn: 17 September 1873, Tay Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Died: 24 September 1934, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 24 September 1934, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Married: John MCGIBBON 21 October 1891
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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.
1862 Marriage / PartnerEdward ARMSTRONG and Sarah Jane EVANS 21 February 1862, Cartwright, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, 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.
1873 Birth of ChildSarah Jane ARMSTRONG was born 17 September 1873, Tay Twp, Simcoe, 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. 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 Canada
Death — 189317 December 1893
Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada
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