Elizabeth
DUNBERRY
Born
3 March 1824
,
Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died
2 February 1889
,
Ormstown, Québec, Canada
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Born: 3 March 1824 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada
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Elizabeth married James MCWHINNIE abt. 1849 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James MCWHINNIE was born 26 March 1819 in Down, County Offaly, Ireland. James died 19 February 1882 in Ormstown, Québec, Canada (Saint-Malachie-d'Ormstown).
Elizabeth DUNBERRY died 2 February 1889 in Ormstown, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Children of James MCWHINNIE and Elizabeth DUNBERRY
John-Douglas MCWHINNIEMarried: Margaret Helen SEEDS 24 April 1895 Place: Ormstown, Québec, Canada (Saint-Malachie-d'Ormstown)
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Birth — 18243 March 1824
Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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 Birth of ChildJohn-Douglas MCWHINNIE was born 8 August 1862, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Elizabeth was 38 years old.
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 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1882 Death of Spouse/PartnerJames MCWHINNIE died 19 February 1882, Ormstown, Québec, Canada (Saint-Malachie-d'Ormstown)
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 — 18892 February 1889
Ormstown, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 64.
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