Joshua
MILNER
Born
21 May 1816
,
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
26 October 1899
,
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 21 May 1816 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Thomas MILNER
Mother:
Elizabeth WARNER
Paternal grandparents:
William Jonathan MILNER
, Ann OLIVER
Maternal grandparents:
Daniel WERNER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joshua married Sarah HINES abt. 1848 in Clementspot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah HINES was born abt. 1831 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah died abt. 1900 in Clementspot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Joshua MILNER died 26 October 1899 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Joshua MILNER
Joshua MILNER married 
Sarah HINES
Marriage date: abt. 1848
Marriage place: Clementspot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah HINESMarriage date: abt. 1848
Marriage place: Clementspot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Joshua MILNER and Sarah HINES
Mary Magdeline MILNERBorn: 31 March 1858, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 20 May 1940, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 20 May 1940, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: George Fletcher Harry TRIMPER 3 May 1877
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Birth — 181621 May 1816
Clementsvale, Annapolis, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Birth of ChildMary Magdeline MILNER was born 31 March 1858, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joshua was 41 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 Canada
Death — 189926 October 1899
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
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