Abigail
DURKEE
(b.
abt. 1815
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
October 1896
,
South Ohio, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Abigail DURKEE was born abt. 1815 in Nova Scotia, Canada
Abigail DURKEE was the child of Robert DURKEE and Frances "Fanny" TEDFORD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DURKEE and Abigail ROGERS (maternal) Jacob TEDFORD and Anna PORTERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail married Josiah CANN 12 November 1840 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josiah CANN was born abt. 1819 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Josiah died 11 March 1891 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Josiah was the child of Jesse CANN and Abigail CROSBY.
Abigail DURKEE died October 1896 in South Ohio, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Josiah CANN-- Date: 12 November 1840 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Josiah CANN was the child of Jesse CANN and Abigail CROSBY
Children of Josiah CANN and Abigail DURKEE:
Wealthy Eva CANN (b.27 June 1860, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 13 February 1943, )
m. Samuel Gardner FROST 25 December 1877
Josiah CANN-- Date: 12 November 1840 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaJosiah CANN was the child of Jesse CANN and Abigail CROSBY
Children of Josiah CANN and Abigail DURKEE:
Wealthy Eva CANN (b.27 June 1860, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 13 February 1943, )m. Samuel Gardner FROST 25 December 1877
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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 England
1840 Marriage / PartnerAbigail DURKEE and Josiah CANN 12 November 1840, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
1860 Birth of ChildWealthy Eva CANN was born 27 June 1860, Ohio, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 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 Death of Spouse/PartnerJosiah CANN died 11 March 1891, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Death October 1896
South Ohio, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Added: 10/11/2025 10:33:07 PM
- Updated: 11/18/2025 12:22:48 PM
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