James Henry
CROWDIS
Born
9 June 1820
,
Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
16 March 1894
,
Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 9 June 1820 in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
James J CROWDIS
Mother:
Ann KENNEDY
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James Henry married Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLOR abt. 1844 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLOR was born 9 November 1822 in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Margaret Isabel died 13 March 1894 in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Margaret Isabel was the child of George TAYLOR and Isabella WOOD.
James Henry CROWDIS died 16 March 1894 in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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James Henry CROWDIS married 
Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLOR
Marriage date: abt. 1844
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Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLOR was the child of George TAYLOR and Isabella WOOD
Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLORMarriage date: abt. 1844
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Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLOR was the child of George TAYLOR and Isabella WOOD
Children of James Henry CROWDIS and Mary Margaret Isabel TAYLOR
Priscilla Ann CROWDISBorn: 1 August 1847, Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 11 August 1916, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 11 August 1916, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA
Married: John H PERRY 26 September 1872 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 18209 June 1820
Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
1830 - 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
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)
1847 Birth of ChildPriscilla Ann CROWDIS was born 1 August 1847, Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
James Henry 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.
1872 Marriage of ChildPriscilla Ann CROWDIS married 26 September 1872, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA to John H PERRY
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 Canada
Death — 189416 March 1894
Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
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