Jacob John
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Jacob John BECKSTEAD was born 17 March 1814 in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Upper Canada
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Jacob John married Catharine DROPPO 22 September 1835 in Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharine DROPPO was born abt. 1818 in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Catharine died 9 February 1899 in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Catharine was the child of John Francis DRAPPO and Catherine TEAUSEAU.
Jacob John BECKSTEAD died 31 March 1895 in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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Catharine DROPPO-- Date: 22 September 1835 Place: Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Catharine DROPPO was the child of John Francis DRAPPO and Catherine TEAUSEAU
Catharine DROPPO-- Date: 22 September 1835 Place: Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, CanadaCatharine DROPPO was the child of John Francis DRAPPO and Catherine TEAUSEAU
Children of Jacob John BECKSTEAD and Catharine DROPPO
Aaron BECKSTEAD (b.15 June 1850, Williamsburg Township, Dundas County, Canada West d. 14 March 1921, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada)m. Annie Holmes REDDICK 22 February 1881
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1814 Birth 17 March 1814
Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Upper Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Marriage / PartnerJacob John BECKSTEAD and Catharine DROPPO 22 September 1835, Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1850 Birth of ChildAaron BECKSTEAD was born 15 June 1850, Williamsburg Township, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
Jacob John was 36 years old.
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.
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 Canada
1895 Death 31 March 1895
Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 10/2/2025 12:25:21 PM
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