Abraham COFFIN

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abt. 1819 , Wakeham, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Died

abt. 1874 , York, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

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James Abraham COFFIN Anabella BOYLE

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Born: abt. 1819 in Wakeham, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Father: James Abraham COFFIN

Mother: Anabella BOYLE

Paternal grandparents: Abraham COFFIN , Hannah ASCAH

Maternal grandparents: James BOYLE , Mary CURTIS

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Abraham married Sarah-Hannah COFFIN 1 August 1846 in Gaspé, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah-Hannah COFFIN was born abt. 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Sarah-Hannah died 30 June 1872 in Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe). Sarah-Hannah was the child of Phililp COFFIN and Margaret MCRAE.

Abraham COFFIN died abt. 1874 in York, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada.
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Sarah-Hannah COFFIN
Marriage date: 1 August 1846
Marriage place: Gaspé, Canada East
Sarah-Hannah COFFIN was the child of Phililp COFFIN and Margaret MCRAE

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Children of Abraham COFFIN and Sarah-Hannah COFFIN

Edward Henry Mcgregor COFFIN

Born: 17 June 1851, York, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Died: 9 April 1924, Sunny Bank, Gaspé, Quebéc, Canada

Married: Caroline Jane GRANT 11 November 1885 Place: Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)

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1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

1846 Marriage / Partner
Abraham COFFIN and Sarah-Hannah COFFIN 1 August 1846, Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Birth of Child
Edward Henry Mcgregor COFFIN was born 17 June 1851, York, Gaspé, Quebec, 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 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.