Mary (Maude) SHAVER
Born: 23 July 1846, Matilda, Dundas, Canada West
Died: 12 December 1924, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 12 December 1924, San Francisco, California, USA
Married: Gilbert Wesley GILROY 21 October 1875
Catharine
MELVIN
Born
24 August 1818
,
South Gower, Grenville, Upper Canada
Died
23 February 1899
,
South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
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Levius SHAVER
Marriage date: 7 March 1842
Marriage place: South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Levius SHAVER was the child of Nicholas J SHAVER and Mary BROUSE
Levius SHAVERMarriage date: 7 March 1842
Marriage place: South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Levius SHAVER was the child of Nicholas J SHAVER and Mary BROUSE
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Birth — 181824 August 1818
South Gower, Grenville, Upper Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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
1842 Marriage / PartnerCatharine MELVIN and Levius SHAVER 7 March 1842, South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
She 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)
1846 Birth of ChildMary (Maude) SHAVER was born 23 July 1846, Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Catharine was 27 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
1883 Death of Spouse/PartnerLevius SHAVER died 3 February 1883, Montgomery, New York, USA
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 CanadaDeath — 189923 February 1899
South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 80.
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