Thomas Benjamin
BEARS
Born
Died
13 March 1884
,
Brooklyn, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Thomas Benjamin BEARS was born abt. 1810 in New Harbour, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas Benjamin BEARS was the child of Benjamin BEARSE and Sarah Abigail SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin BEARSE and Mercy Lucy SMITH (maternal) Joseph SMITH and Elizabeth BAKERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas Benjamin married Ann FERGUSON 17 March 1840 in Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ann FERGUSON was born abt. 1816 in Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean).
Thomas Benjamin BEARS died 13 March 1884 in Brooklyn, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Ann FERGUSON-- Date: 17 March 1840 Place: Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Ann FERGUSON-- Date: 17 March 1840 Place: Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, CanadaChildren of Thomas Benjamin BEARS and Ann FERGUSON
George T BEARS (b.5 December 1846, Brooklyn, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. abt. 1925, )m. Anna TAYLOR 27 March 1867 in , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)
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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 England
1840 Marriage / PartnerThomas Benjamin BEARS and Ann FERGUSON 17 March 1840, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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)
1846 Birth of ChildGeorge T BEARS was born 5 December 1846, Brooklyn, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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.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 Marriage of ChildGeorge T BEARS married 27 March 1867, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean) to Anna TAYLOR
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 Death 13 March 1884
Brooklyn, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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