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  (b. 5 July 1797 Edmonton, Middlesex, England   d. 2 February 1866 Montréal, Canada East )  

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John Edward HARRIOTT was born 5 July 1797 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England

John Edward HARRIOTT was the child of ?   and   ?

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John Edward  married  Nancy ROWAND 10 September 1838 in Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy ROWAND  was born 29 October 1818 in Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada.  Nancy died 8 July 1850 in Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada.  Nancy was the child of John ROWAND and Louise Lisette HUMPHREVILLE.

John Edward HARRIOTT died 2 February 1866 in Montréal, Canada East .







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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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John Edward HARRIOTT married flag female ancestor Nancy ROWAND-- Date: 10 September 1838 Place: Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada
Nancy ROWAND was the child of John ROWAND and Louise Lisette HUMPHREVILLE




Children of John Edward HARRIOTT and Nancy ROWAND:

flag male ancestor John Edward HARRIOTT (b.29 June 1842, Fort Carlton, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada  d. 31 May 1924, St Andrews, Manitoba, Canada)
m. Jane TAYLOR 16 May 1872 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada



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birth1797 Birth
5 July 1797
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
marriage1838 Marriage / Partner
John Edward HARRIOTT and Nancy ROWAND 10 September 1838, Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada

He was 41 years old.
1842 Birth of Child
John Edward HARRIOTT was born 29 June 1842, Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan, Canada

John Edward was 45 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nancy ROWAND died 8 July 1850, Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada
death1866 Death
2 February 1866
Montréal, Canada East

He died at the age of 68.


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