Andrew
FORBES
Born
abt. 1833
,
Petersville, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
2 December 1890
,
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1833 in Petersville, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
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Andrew married Mary Sutherland WEBB 22 January 1862 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Sutherland WEBB was born abt. 1837 in Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Sutherland died abt. 1917 in New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Sutherland was the child of Noah WEBB and Agnes SUTHERLAND.
Andrew FORBES died 2 December 1890 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Andrew FORBES
Andrew FORBES married 
Mary Sutherland WEBB
Marriage date: 22 January 1862
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Sutherland WEBB was the child of Noah WEBB and Agnes SUTHERLAND
Mary Sutherland WEBBMarriage date: 22 January 1862
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Sutherland WEBB was the child of Noah WEBB and Agnes SUTHERLAND
Children of Andrew FORBES and Mary Sutherland WEBB
Shaloie Almira FORBESBorn: 28 May 1872, New Jerusalem, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 14 February 1950, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 14 February 1950, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married: Frederick Wellington KNOX 19 October 1896
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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 / PartnerAndrew FORBES and Mary Sutherland WEBB 22 January 1862, , New Brunswick, 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.
1872 Birth of ChildShaloie Almira FORBES was born 28 May 1872, New Jerusalem, Queens, New Brunswick, 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.
Death — 18902 December 1890
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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