Hannah Jane
GRAFTON
(b.
1 March 1838
,
Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
25 August 1915
,
Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Hannah Jane GRAFTON was born 1 March 1838 in Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah Jane GRAFTON was the child of Jacob Edward GRAFTON and Louisa WINCHESTER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierce GRAFHAN and Hannah ALLENSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hannah Jane married Charles Edward NICHOLS abt. 1863 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles Edward NICHOLS was born 17 October 1835 in Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Charles Edward died 30 September 1922 Charles Edward was the child of Stephen NICHOLS and Martha TREFRY.
Hannah Jane GRAFTON died 25 August 1915 in Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Charles Edward NICHOLS-- Date: abt. 1863 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Charles Edward NICHOLS was the child of Stephen NICHOLS and Martha TREFRY
Children of Charles Edward NICHOLS and Hannah Jane GRAFTON:
Hanford Oscar NICHOLS (b.27 March 1866, Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 April 1930, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Alice Lula BENNETT 22 July 1891 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Charles Edward NICHOLS-- Date: abt. 1863 Place: , Nova Scotia, CanadaCharles Edward NICHOLS was the child of Stephen NICHOLS and Martha TREFRY
Children of Charles Edward NICHOLS and Hannah Jane GRAFTON:
Hanford Oscar NICHOLS (b.27 March 1866, Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 April 1930, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA)m. Alice Lula BENNETT 22 July 1891 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
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1838 Birth 1 March 1838
Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Birth of ChildHanford Oscar NICHOLS was born 27 March 1866, Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah Jane was 28 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 - 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 Canada
1891 Marriage of ChildHanford Oscar NICHOLS married 22 July 1891, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Alice Lula BENNETT
1892 - 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
1901 - 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)
1915 Death 25 August 1915
Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 77.
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