William Thomas
HAYDEN
Born
28 December 1831
,
Vernon River, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died
abt. 1905
,
Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 28 December 1831 in Vernon River, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Father:
James HAYDEN
Mother:
Rebecca UNKNOWN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William Thomas married Mary Ann SUTHERLAND 17 August 1861 in Kent, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann SUTHERLAND was born abt. 1839 in New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Ann died abt. 1877 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Ann was the child of George SUTHERLAND and Elizabeth DOUGLAS.
William Thomas HAYDEN died abt. 1905 in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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William Thomas HAYDEN married 
Mary Ann SUTHERLAND
Marriage date: 17 August 1861
Marriage place: Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Ann SUTHERLAND was the child of George SUTHERLAND and Elizabeth DOUGLAS
Mary Ann SUTHERLANDMarriage date: 17 August 1861
Marriage place: Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Ann SUTHERLAND was the child of George SUTHERLAND and Elizabeth DOUGLAS
Children of William Thomas HAYDEN and Mary Ann SUTHERLAND
Muriel Jemima HAYDENBorn: 11 February 1870, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 23 April 1953, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 23 April 1953, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Married: Charles Edwin HORTON 18 November 1889
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Birth — 183128 December 1831
Vernon River, Queens, Prince Edward Island, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerWilliam Thomas HAYDEN and Mary Ann SUTHERLAND 17 August 1861, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 29 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.
1870 Birth of ChildMuriel Jemima HAYDEN was born 11 February 1870, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
William Thomas was 38 years old.
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 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 EnglandRECORD HISTORY
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