Elizabeth
EATON
Born
14 January 1813
,
Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
9 May 1905
,
Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 14 January 1813 in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Jacob EATON
Mother:
Mary TROOP
Paternal grandparents:
Stephen EATON
, Elizabeth WOODWORTH
Maternal grandparents:
Jacob TROOP
, Anna MORSE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth married Leonard EATON 1 October 1840 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leonard EATON was born 15 May 1810 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Leonard died 2 August 1891 in Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Leonard was the child of William EATON and Nancy DEWOLFE.
Elizabeth EATON died 9 May 1905 in Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elizabeth EATON married 
Leonard EATON
Marriage date: 1 October 1840
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leonard EATON was the child of William EATON and Nancy DEWOLFE
Leonard EATONMarriage date: 1 October 1840
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leonard EATON was the child of William EATON and Nancy DEWOLFE
Children of Leonard EATON and Elizabeth EATON
Stephen Woodworth EATONBorn: 28 September 1841, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 31 July 1918, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 31 July 1918, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Adelaide Maude SANFORD 28 December 1871
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Birth — 181314 January 1813
Granville Township, 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 England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth EATON and Leonard EATON 1 October 1840, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 27 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildStephen Woodworth EATON was born 28 September 1841, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth was 28 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)
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
1891 Death of Spouse/PartnerLeonard EATON died 2 August 1891, Lower Canard, Kings, 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 Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of EnglandDeath — 19059 May 1905
Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 92.
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