Aaron BECKSTEAD
Born: 15 June 1850, Williamsburg Township, Dundas County, Canada West
Died: 14 March 1921, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Died: 14 March 1921, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Married: Annie Holmes REDDICK 22 February 1881
Catharine
DROPPO
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9 February 1899
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Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
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Catharine DROPPO married Jacob John BECKSTEAD
Marriage date: 22 September 1835
Marriage place: Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Jacob John BECKSTEAD was the child of Jacob BECKSTEAD and Margaret Sophia HENNIS
Jacob John BECKSTEADMarriage date: 22 September 1835
Marriage place: Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Jacob John BECKSTEAD was the child of Jacob BECKSTEAD and Margaret Sophia HENNIS
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1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Marriage / PartnerCatharine DROPPO and Jacob John BECKSTEAD 22 September 1835, Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, 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)
1850 Birth of ChildAaron BECKSTEAD was born 15 June 1850, Williamsburg Township, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
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 of Spouse/PartnerJacob John BECKSTEAD died 31 March 1895, Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 18999 February 1899
Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
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