Mary Ann "Annie"
SPANKS
Born
1 September 1818
,
Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
1 June 1903
,
Cooks Cove, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents & Family of Mary Ann "Annie" SPANKS
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Born: 1 September 1818 in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
William SPANKS
Mother:
Anna Lucretia CRITCHETT
Paternal grandparents:
George SPANGS (SPANKS)
, Mary YODER
Maternal grandparents:
Benjamin CRITCHETT
, Anna HORTON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Ann "Annie" married Thomas JONES 19 July 1837 in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas JONES was born abt. 1812 in Cooks Cove, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. Thomas died 5 November 1893 in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. Thomas was the child of Thomas JONES and Mary HORTON.
Mary Ann "Annie" SPANKS died 1 June 1903 in Cooks Cove, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Mary Ann "Annie" SPANKS
Mary Ann "Annie" SPANKS married 
Thomas JONES
Marriage date: 19 July 1837
Marriage place: Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas JONES was the child of Thomas JONES and Mary HORTON
Thomas JONESMarriage date: 19 July 1837
Marriage place: Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas JONES was the child of Thomas JONES and Mary HORTON
Children of Thomas JONES and Mary Ann "Annie" SPANKS
Charles Edward JONESBorn: 20 September 1844, Cooks Cove, Guyborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 19 February 1934, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 19 February 1934, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Mary Elizabeth BEDFORD 22 October 1864
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Birth — 18181 September 1818
Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Marriage / PartnerMary Ann "Annie" SPANKS and Thomas JONES 19 July 1837, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1837 - 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)
1844 Birth of ChildCharles Edward JONES was born 20 September 1844, Cooks Cove, Guyborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Ann "Annie" was 26 years old.
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 Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1893 Death of Spouse/PartnerThomas JONES died 5 November 1893, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
1894 - 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 — 19031 June 1903
Cooks Cove, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 84.
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