Thomas Henry
CHURCH
Born
abt. 1827
,
Bathurst, Lanark, Upper Canada*
Died
abt. 1900
,
Barreyvale, Ontario, Canada
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Born: abt. 1827 in Bathurst, Lanark, Upper Canada*
Father:
John CHURCH
Mother:
Rebecca SMITH
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas Henry married Sarah Anne HUNTER abt. 1853 in Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Anne HUNTER was born 6 October 1837 in Arnprior, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Anne died 26 June 1907 in Calabogie, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Anne was the child of Herman HUNTER and Almira ROOT.
Thomas Henry CHURCH died abt. 1900 in Barreyvale, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Thomas Henry CHURCH
Thomas Henry CHURCH married 
Sarah Anne HUNTER
Marriage date: abt. 1853
Marriage place: , Canada West
Sarah Anne HUNTER was the child of Herman HUNTER and Almira ROOT
Sarah Anne HUNTERMarriage date: abt. 1853
Marriage place: , Canada West
Sarah Anne HUNTER was the child of Herman HUNTER and Almira ROOT
Children of Thomas Henry CHURCH and Sarah Anne HUNTER
Almira Ruth CHURCHBorn: 7 July 1856, Renfrew, Canada West
Died: 5 November 1937, Radway, Alberta, Canada
Died: 5 November 1937, Radway, Alberta, Canada
Married: Robert-Henry KENNEDY 23 June 1884
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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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Birth of ChildAlmira Ruth CHURCH was born 7 July 1856, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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. 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 CanadaRECORD HISTORY
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Last updated: 11/15/2025 2:46:41 PM
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