Abigail Elizabeth
SCOFIELD
Born
abt. 1848
,
Beachville, Oxford, Canada West
Died
28 November 1888
,
East Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Born: abt. 1848 in Beachville, Oxford, Canada West
Father:
Freeman Burdick SCOFIELD
Mother:
Faith CARR
Paternal grandparents:
Lyman SCOFIELD
, Abigail BURDICK
Maternal grandparents:
Thomas Benjamin CARR
, Elizabeth LANGTON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail Elizabeth married Valentine CANFIELD abt. 1872 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Valentine CANFIELD was born abt. 1847 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Valentine died 1 July 1890 in East Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Valentine was the child of Earl CANFIELD and Charlotte DORMAN.
Abigail Elizabeth SCOFIELD died 28 November 1888 in East Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Abigail Elizabeth SCOFIELD
Abigail Elizabeth SCOFIELD married 
Valentine CANFIELD
Marriage date: abt. 1872
Marriage place:
Valentine CANFIELD was the child of Earl CANFIELD and Charlotte DORMAN
Valentine CANFIELDMarriage date: abt. 1872
Marriage place:
Valentine CANFIELD was the child of Earl CANFIELD and Charlotte DORMAN
Children of Valentine CANFIELD and Abigail Elizabeth SCOFIELD
Alberta May CANFIELDBorn: 17 March 1872, , Ontario, Canada
Died: 18 March 1957, Melfort, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 18 March 1957, Melfort, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada
Married: Eugene SYLVESTRE 1920
Married: Pemberton Devila EDE 1892 Place: , Saskatechewan, Canada
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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.
1872 Birth of ChildAlberta May CANFIELD was born 17 March 1872, , 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.
Death — 188828 November 1888
East Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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