Jerusha Ann
FINNEY
Born
abt. 1836
,
New Brunswick, Canada
Died
2 February 1900
,
Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada
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Jerusha Ann married Nelson MATTHEWS abt. 1858 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nelson MATTHEWS was born abt. 1838 in Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. Nelson was the child of Stephen MATTHEWS and Frances YOUNG.
Jerusha Ann FINNEY died 2 February 1900 in Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Jerusha Ann FINNEY
Jerusha Ann FINNEY married 
Nelson MATTHEWS
Marriage date: abt. 1858
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Nelson MATTHEWS was the child of Stephen MATTHEWS and Frances YOUNG
Nelson MATTHEWSMarriage date: abt. 1858
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Nelson MATTHEWS was the child of Stephen MATTHEWS and Frances YOUNG
Children of Nelson MATTHEWS and Jerusha Ann FINNEY
Oscar MATHEWSBorn: 22 February 1862, Welshpool, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 23 April 1937, Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 23 April 1937, Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Married: Adevilla TUCKER 21 October 1883
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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.
1862 Birth of ChildOscar MATHEWS was born 22 February 1862, Welshpool, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, 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 Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 19002 February 1900
Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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