Marjorie
FORBES
Born
20 July 1819
,
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
1 November 1903
,
Upper Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 20 July 1819 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Marjorie married Maxwell GRAHAM abt. 1839 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maxwell GRAHAM was born 10 November 1810 in Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwell died 7 October 1883 in Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Marjorie FORBES died 1 November 1903 in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Children of Maxwell GRAHAM and Marjorie FORBES
William F GRAHAMBorn: February 16, 1855, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: August 30, 1919, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: August 30, 1919, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Evangeline (Eva) JOHNSON 17 September 1880
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Birth — 181920 July 1819
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - 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.1855 Birth of ChildWilliam F GRAHAM was born February 16, 1855, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marjorie was 35 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
1883 Death of Spouse/PartnerMaxwell GRAHAM died 7 October 1883, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, 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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of EnglandDeath — 19031 November 1903
Upper Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 84.
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