Robert
SMITH
Born
26 July 1809
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
2 February 1889
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 26 July 1809 in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robert married Agnes MIDDLEMAS 9 October 1843 in Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes MIDDLEMAS was born abt. 1824 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Agnes died 11 June 1906 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Robert SMITH died 2 February 1889 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Robert SMITH married 
Agnes MIDDLEMAS
Marriage date: 9 October 1843
Marriage place: Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Agnes MIDDLEMASMarriage date: 9 October 1843
Marriage place: Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Robert SMITH and Agnes MIDDLEMAS
Hannah SMITHBorn: 6 November 1854, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 2 June 1918, Harmony, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 2 June 1918, Harmony, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Theophilus CUSHING December 1879
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Birth — 180926 July 1809
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)
1843 Marriage / PartnerRobert SMITH and Agnes MIDDLEMAS 9 October 1843, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 34 years old.
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 ChildHannah SMITH was born 6 November 1854, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert was 45 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 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.
Death — 18892 February 1889
Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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