Thomas
TRUTHWAITE
(b.
18 March 1820
,
Albany, Hudson Bay District, Northwest Territories, Canada
d.
19 July 1899
,
St. Andrew's, Manitoba, Canada
)
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Thomas TRUTHWAITE was born 18 March 1820 in Albany, Hudson Bay District, Northwest Territories, Canada
Thomas TRUTHWAITE was the child of Jacob TRUTHWAITE and Elizabeth VINCENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Matthew TRUTHWAITE and Elizabeth POCATHEA (maternal) Thomas VINCENT and Jane Jean RENTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Catherine MCDERMOT 18 December 1845 in St. Johns, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MCDERMOT was born 10 June 1823 in Norway House, Manitoba, Canada. Catherine died 13 September 1907 in Lockport, St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada. Catherine was the child of Andrew Myles MCDERMOT and Sarah Mary Ellen MCNAB.
Thomas TRUTHWAITE died 19 July 1899 in St. Andrew's, Manitoba, Canada.
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Catherine MCDERMOT-- Date: 18 December 1845 Place: St. Johns, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Catherine MCDERMOT was the child of Andrew Myles MCDERMOT and Sarah Mary Ellen MCNAB
Children of Thomas TRUTHWAITE and Catherine MCDERMOT:
Harriet Maria TRUTHWAITE (b.12 January 1858, St Andrews, Red River Settement, Manitoba, Canada d. 16 January 1949, Lockport, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
m. Thomas SINCLAIR 5 April 1882
Catherine MCDERMOT-- Date: 18 December 1845 Place: St. Johns, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCatherine MCDERMOT was the child of Andrew Myles MCDERMOT and Sarah Mary Ellen MCNAB
Children of Thomas TRUTHWAITE and Catherine MCDERMOT:
Harriet Maria TRUTHWAITE (b.12 January 1858, St Andrews, Red River Settement, Manitoba, Canada d. 16 January 1949, Lockport, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)m. Thomas SINCLAIR 5 April 1882
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1820 Birth 18 March 1820
Albany, Hudson Bay District, Northwest Territories, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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)
1845 Marriage / PartnerThomas TRUTHWAITE and Catherine MCDERMOT 18 December 1845, St. Johns, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
He was 25 years old.
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 ChildHarriet Maria TRUTHWAITE was born 12 January 1858, St Andrews, Red River Settement, Manitoba, Canada
Thomas was 37 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
1899 Death 19 July 1899
St. Andrew's, Manitoba, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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