William
BEELER
Born
20 January 1812
,
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
26 March 1898
,
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 20 January 1812 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Frederick Wilhelm BEELER
Mother:
Barbara POLHAM
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Catherine TRIMPER 19 December 1836 in Clements, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine TRIMPER was born abt. 1815 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Catherine died 24 January 1892 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Catherine was the child of John Conrad TRIMPER and Alice Elsie MILNER.
William BEELER died 26 March 1898 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of William BEELER
William BEELER married 
Catherine TRIMPER
Marriage date: 19 December 1836
Marriage place: Clements, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine TRIMPER was the child of John Conrad TRIMPER and Alice Elsie MILNER
Catherine TRIMPERMarriage date: 19 December 1836
Marriage place: Clements, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine TRIMPER was the child of John Conrad TRIMPER and Alice Elsie MILNER
Children of William BEELER and Catherine TRIMPER
Emma E BEELERBorn: abt. 1845, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: September 1900, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: September 1900, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: John Edward TRIMPER 9 August 1865
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Birth — 181220 January 1812
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 England
1836 Marriage / PartnerWilliam BEELER and Catherine TRIMPER 19 December 1836, Clements, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1837 - 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)
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 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 Canada
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine TRIMPER died 24 January 1892, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1892 - 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 — 189826 March 1898
Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 86.
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