William
BRAYALL
Born
abt. 1808
,
North Tilley, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
17 May 1892
,
North Tilley, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1808 in North Tilley, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
William W BRAYALL
Mother:
Sally Lallaz GRIFFITH
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Mary Ann WHITEHEAD abt. 1835 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann WHITEHEAD was born 19 June 1817 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Ann died 7 May 1891 in North Tilley, Denmark, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Ann was the child of James Lyman WHITEHEAD and Margaret MANHALL.
William BRAYALL died 17 May 1892 in North Tilley, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of William BRAYALL
William BRAYALL married 
Mary Ann WHITEHEAD
Marriage date: abt. 1835
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Ann WHITEHEAD was the child of James Lyman WHITEHEAD and Margaret MANHALL
Mary Ann WHITEHEADMarriage date: abt. 1835
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Ann WHITEHEAD was the child of James Lyman WHITEHEAD and Margaret MANHALL
Children of William BRAYALL and Mary Ann WHITEHEAD
Susanna BRAYALLBorn: 29 March 1847, Medford, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 9 October 1928, Morrell, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 9 October 1928, Morrell, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Married: George William MORRELL 3 December 1866 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada
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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)
1847 Birth of ChildSusanna BRAYALL was born 29 March 1847, Medford, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
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.
1866 Marriage of ChildSusanna BRAYALL married 3 December 1866, , New Brunswick, Canada to George William MORRELL
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 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary Ann WHITEHEAD died 7 May 1891, North Tilley, Denmark, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 189217 May 1892
North Tilley, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
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