Nancy ROWAND

Born

29 October 1818 , Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada

Died

8 July 1850 , Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada

Nancy married John Edward HARRIOTT 10 September 1838 in Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Edward HARRIOTT was born 5 July 1797 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England. John Edward died 2 February 1866 in Montréal, Canada East .

Parents & Family of Nancy ROWAND

Parents of Nancy ROWAND

Father

John ROWAND

Mother

Louise Lisette HUMPHREVILLE

Grandparents of Nancy ROWAND

Paternal grandparents

John ROWAND Julie DESMARAIS

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nancy ROWAND

Nancy ROWAND married

John Edward HARRIOTT
Marriage date: 10 September 1838
Marriage place: Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada

Children of John Edward HARRIOTT and Nancy ROWAND

John Edward HARRIOTT

Born: 29 June 1842, Fort Carlton, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
Died: 31 May 1924, St Andrews, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Jane TAYLOR 16 May 1872 Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Birth — 1818
29 October 1818
Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage / Partner
Nancy ROWAND and John Edward HARRIOTT 10 September 1838, Fort Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
John Edward HARRIOTT was born 29 June 1842, Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Nancy was 23 years old.

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)