Peter
WILSON
(b.
15 January 1835
,
Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
15 May 1918
,
Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Peter WILSON was born 15 January 1835 in Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Peter WILSON was the child of Andrew WILSON and Jessie GAVINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Peter married Diana Bella MCCONNELL 6 February 1861 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Diana Bella MCCONNELL was born abt. 1840 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Diana Bella died 15 February 1873 in Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Diana Bella was the child of George Clay MCCONNELL and Ludovina DEMPSTER.
Peter WILSON died 15 May 1918 in Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Family and Children of Peter WILSON
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Diana Bella MCCONNELL-- Date: 6 February 1861 Place: Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada
Diana Bella MCCONNELL was the child of George Clay MCCONNELL and Ludovina DEMPSTER
Children of Peter WILSON and Diana Bella MCCONNELL:
George Alexander WILSON (b.22 October 1866, Miscou Island, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Mary Ann MONAHAN 8 July 1896 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Diana Bella MCCONNELL-- Date: 6 February 1861 Place: Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada Diana Bella MCCONNELL was the child of George Clay MCCONNELL and Ludovina DEMPSTER
Children of Peter WILSON and Diana Bella MCCONNELL:
George Alexander WILSON (b.22 October 1866, Miscou Island, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )m. Mary Ann MONAHAN 8 July 1896 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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1835 Birth 15 January 1835
Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, 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 / PartnerPeter WILSON and Diana Bella MCCONNELL 6 February 1861, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 26 years old.
1866 Birth of ChildGeorge Alexander WILSON was born 22 October 1866, Miscou Island, New Brunswick, Canada
Peter was 31 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.
1873 Death of Spouse/PartnerDiana Bella MCCONNELL died 15 February 1873, Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, 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 Marriage of ChildGeorge Alexander WILSON married 8 July 1896, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Ann MONAHAN
1896 - 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.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1918 Death 15 May 1918
Miscou Island, Shippagan, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
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