William John
MARTIN
(b.
abt. 1834
,
Upper Canada
d.
14 April 1892
,
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
)
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William John MARTIN was born abt. 1834 in Upper Canada
William John MARTIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William John married Ellen Jane SIMMONS 2 November 1861 in Huron, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ellen Jane SIMMONS was born 23 November 1842 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. Ellen Jane died 16 June 1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
William John MARTIN died 14 April 1892 in Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Family and Children of William John MARTIN
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Ellen Jane SIMMONS-- Date: 2 November 1861 Place: Huron, Ontario, Canada
Children of William John MARTIN and Ellen Jane SIMMONS:
Abigail Maud MARTIN (b.2 October 1870, Goderich, Ontario, Canada d. 10 June 1924, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)
m. Jackson Thomas ABRAY 2 October 1888 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ellen Jane SIMMONS-- Date: 2 November 1861 Place: Huron, Ontario, CanadaChildren of William John MARTIN and Ellen Jane SIMMONS:
Abigail Maud MARTIN (b.2 October 1870, Goderich, Ontario, Canada d. 10 June 1924, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)m. Jackson Thomas ABRAY 2 October 1888 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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1837 - 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerWilliam John MARTIN and Ellen Jane SIMMONS 2 November 1861, Huron, Ontario, 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.
1870 Birth of ChildAbigail Maud MARTIN was born 2 October 1870, Goderich, Ontario, Canada
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.1888 Marriage of ChildAbigail Maud MARTIN married 2 October 1888, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Jackson Thomas ABRAY
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 Canada
1892 Death 14 April 1892
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Added: 10/14/2025 11:30:37 PM
- Updated: 10/14/2025 11:31:19 PM
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