Israel
ATHERTON
Born
abt. 1811
,
Prince William, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
31 December 1891
,
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1811 in Prince William, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
Israel ATHERTON
Mother:
Martha PARENT
Paternal grandparents:
Benjamin ATHERTON
, Abigail B MOOERS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Israel married Jerusha INGRAHAM abt. 1854 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jerusha INGRAHAM was born abt. 1816 in Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Jerusha died 9 February 1893 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Jerusha was the child of Charles P INGRAHAM and Elizabeth COURSER.
Israel ATHERTON died 31 December 1891 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Israel ATHERTON married 
Jerusha INGRAHAM
Marriage date: abt. 1854
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Jerusha INGRAHAM was the child of Charles P INGRAHAM and Elizabeth COURSER
Jerusha INGRAHAMMarriage date: abt. 1854
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Jerusha INGRAHAM was the child of Charles P INGRAHAM and Elizabeth COURSER
Children of Israel ATHERTON and Jerusha INGRAHAM
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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 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)
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.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 Canada
1873 Marriage of ChildCharles Leslie ATHERTON married 4 December 1873, Hodgdon, Maine, USA to Angelina Price WEADE
1878 - 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 — 189131 December 1891
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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Last updated: 11/19/2025 2:17:07 PM
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