John
FOULDS
Born
27 April 1830
,
Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Died
29 June 1903
,
Lindsay, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
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Born: 27 April 1830 in Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Father:
John FOULDS
Mother:
Mary FIDLER
Maternal grandparents:
Peter FIDLER
, Mary Methwewin MACKAGONNE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Ann Nancy ADAMS 4 January 1855 in Saint Johns, Manitoba, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ann Nancy ADAMS was born 26 May 1835 in Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada. Ann Nancy died 4 May 1931 in Langmeade, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ann Nancy was the child of George ADAMS and Ann Nancy HEYWOOD.
John FOULDS died 29 June 1903 in Lindsay, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada.
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Spouse & Children of John FOULDS
John FOULDS married 
Ann Nancy ADAMS
Marriage date: 4 January 1855
Marriage place: Saint Johns, Manitoba, Canada
Ann Nancy ADAMS was the child of George ADAMS and Ann Nancy HEYWOOD
Ann Nancy ADAMSMarriage date: 4 January 1855
Marriage place: Saint Johns, Manitoba, Canada
Ann Nancy ADAMS was the child of George ADAMS and Ann Nancy HEYWOOD
Children of John FOULDS and Ann Nancy ADAMS
William Herbert FOULDSBorn: 5 January 1857, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 30 October 1934, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 30 October 1934, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Married: Elizabeth "Betsy" POCHA 27 August 1879
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Birth — 183027 April 1830
Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Marriage / PartnerJohn FOULDS and Ann Nancy ADAMS 4 January 1855, Saint Johns, Manitoba, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildWilliam Herbert FOULDS was born 5 January 1857, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
John was 26 years old.
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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Death — 190329 June 1903
Lindsay, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
He died at the age of 73.
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