Janet Deirdre WHITE
Born: 9 November 1866, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 9 July 1928, Oldham, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 9 July 1928, Oldham, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: William David COLE 20 November 1888
James Doyle
WHITE
Born
abt. 1833
,
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
June 1899
,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1833 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James Doyle married Rachel Mary JENNINGS 23 January 1866 in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel Mary JENNINGS was born abt. 1846 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Rachel Mary died abt. 1912 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Rachel Mary was the child of Edward JENNINGS and Rachel FISHER.
James Doyle WHITE died June 1899 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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James Doyle WHITE married Rachel Mary JENNINGS
Marriage date: 23 January 1866
Marriage place: Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rachel Mary JENNINGS was the child of Edward JENNINGS and Rachel FISHER
Rachel Mary JENNINGSMarriage date: 23 January 1866
Marriage place: Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rachel Mary JENNINGS was the child of Edward JENNINGS and Rachel FISHER
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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.
1866 Marriage / PartnerJames Doyle WHITE and Rachel Mary JENNINGS 23 January 1866, Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1866 Birth of ChildJanet Deirdre WHITE was born 9 November 1866, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, 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.
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 Canada
Death — 1899June 1899
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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