Catherine Smith
LAWSON
Born
15 April 1808
,
Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Upper Canada
Died
27 December 1904
,
Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 15 April 1808 in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Upper Canada
Father:
John J LAWSON
Mother:
Sarah UNKNOWN
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Catherine Smith married Henry-Sanford ALLARD abt. 1832 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henry-Sanford ALLARD was born abt. 1806 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Henry-Sanford was the child of Henry ALLARD and Hannah PARSHLEY.
Catherine Smith LAWSON died 27 December 1904 in Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.
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Catherine Smith LAWSON married 
Henry-Sanford ALLARD
Marriage date: abt. 1832
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Henry-Sanford ALLARD was the child of Henry ALLARD and Hannah PARSHLEY
Henry-Sanford ALLARDMarriage date: abt. 1832
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Henry-Sanford ALLARD was the child of Henry ALLARD and Hannah PARSHLEY
Children of Henry-Sanford ALLARD and Catherine Smith LAWSON
James Collingwood ALLARDBorn: 12 March 1846, Northumberland, Canada West
Died: 9 October 1918, Barre, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 October 1918, Barre, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Caroline LANGMAN 1870
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Birth — 180815 April 1808
Ameliasburg, Prince Edward, Upper Canada
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)
1846 Birth of ChildJames Collingwood ALLARD was born 12 March 1846, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Catherine Smith was 37 years old.
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 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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Death — 190427 December 1904
Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 96.
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