Abigail
GOODWIN
Born
18 December 1815
,
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
1 April 1899
,
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 18 December 1815 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
David GODWIN (GOODWIN)
Mother:
Elizabeth DIXON
Maternal grandparents:
Robert DICKINSON
, Janet UNKNOWN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail married Nehemiah GOODWIN abt. 1833 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nehemiah GOODWIN was born 22 January 1808 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nehemiah died 26 January 1878 in Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nehemiah was the child of Robert GOODWIN and Elizabeth "Betty" KNOWLES.
Abigail GOODWIN died 1 April 1899 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Abigail GOODWIN
Abigail GOODWIN married 
Nehemiah GOODWIN
Marriage date: abt. 1833
Marriage place: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nehemiah GOODWIN was the child of Robert GOODWIN and Elizabeth "Betty" KNOWLES
Nehemiah GOODWINMarriage date: abt. 1833
Marriage place: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nehemiah GOODWIN was the child of Robert GOODWIN and Elizabeth "Betty" KNOWLES
Children of Nehemiah GOODWIN and Abigail GOODWIN
Jeremiah GOODWINBorn: 24 January 1854, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 9 January 1934, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 January 1934, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Adeleine E GOODWIN 9 October 1879
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Birth — 181518 December 1815
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 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 England1837 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Birth of ChildJeremiah GOODWIN was born 24 January 1854, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abigail was 38 years old.
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 Canada
1878 Death of Spouse/PartnerNehemiah GOODWIN died 26 January 1878, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1878 - 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 CanadaDeath — 18991 April 1899
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 83.
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