Anne
STURDEVANT
(b.
26 August 1833
,
Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Upper Canada
d.
27 July 1908
,
Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada
)
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Anne STURDEVANT was born 26 August 1833 in Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Upper Canada
Anne STURDEVANT was the child of Paul STURDEVANT and Anna GRAYSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Anne married David Edward SHEPPARD 20 March 1856 in Marine City, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
David Edward SHEPPARD was born 26 March 1828 in London, England. David Edward died 30 May 1879 in Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada.
Anne STURDEVANT died 27 July 1908 in Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada.
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Family and Children of Anne STURDEVANT
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David Edward SHEPPARD-- Date: 20 March 1856 Place: Marine City, Michigan, USA
Children of David Edward SHEPPARD and Anne STURDEVANT:
Rebecca Ruth SHEPHERD (b.16 February 1871, Wilkesport, Lambton, Ontario, Canada d. 4 January 1957, )
m. James FOURNIE 21 February 1894
David Edward SHEPPARD-- Date: 20 March 1856 Place: Marine City, Michigan, USAChildren of David Edward SHEPPARD and Anne STURDEVANT:
Rebecca Ruth SHEPHERD (b.16 February 1871, Wilkesport, Lambton, Ontario, Canada d. 4 January 1957, )m. James FOURNIE 21 February 1894
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1833 Birth 26 August 1833
Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Upper Canada
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.
1856 Marriage / PartnerAnne STURDEVANT and David Edward SHEPPARD 20 March 1856, Marine City, Michigan, USA
She was 22 years old.
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.
1871 Birth of ChildRebecca Ruth SHEPHERD was born 16 February 1871, Wilkesport, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Anne was 37 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Death of Spouse/PartnerDavid Edward SHEPPARD died 30 May 1879, Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, 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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1908 Death 27 July 1908
Wilkesport, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
Added: 9/30/2025 12:00:27 PM
- Updated: 11/11/2025 1:35:54 PM
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