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Frederick VAN ALLEN was born abt. 1828 in Upper Canada
Frederick VAN ALLEN was the child of Henry VAN ALLEN and Margaret KEELER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacob VAN ALLEN and Sarah Ann MIDDAUGH (maternal) Friedrich KEELER and Margaretha ZOLLERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Frederick married Sarah Melinda CROWDER abt. 1851 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Melinda CROWDER was born 10 October 1830 in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Melinda died 17 August 1872 in Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Melinda was the child of Anthony CROWDER and Elisabeth WALLISER.
Frederick VAN ALLEN died 20 October 1897 in Ontario, Canada.
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Family and Children of Frederick VAN ALLEN
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Sarah Melinda CROWDER-- Date: abt. 1851 Place:
Sarah Melinda CROWDER was the child of Anthony CROWDER and Elisabeth WALLISER
Children of Frederick VAN ALLEN and Sarah Melinda CROWDER:
Edith Sophia VANALLEN (b.22 October 1870, Morrisburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada d. 21 August 1912, Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada)
m. George Ambrose LARMOUR 18 May 1892
Sarah Melinda CROWDER-- Date: abt. 1851 Place: Sarah Melinda CROWDER was the child of Anthony CROWDER and Elisabeth WALLISER
Children of Frederick VAN ALLEN and Sarah Melinda CROWDER:
Edith Sophia VANALLEN (b.22 October 1870, Morrisburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada d. 21 August 1912, Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada)m. George Ambrose LARMOUR 18 May 1892
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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.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 ChildEdith Sophia VANALLEN was born 22 October 1870, Morrisburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
1872 Death of Spouse/PartnerSarah Melinda CROWDER died 17 August 1872, Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, 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 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 Canada1897 Death 20 October 1897
Ontario, Canada
Added: 9/30/2025 7:07:44 PM
- Updated: 11/14/2025 11:47:21 AM
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