Elizabeth
ROCKWELL
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Born: abt. 1802 in Burton, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
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Elizabeth married Jeremiah PROSSER 23 August 1821 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeremiah PROSSER was born abt. 1791 in Kingsclear, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Jeremiah died 26 July 1884 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Jeremiah was the child of Jeremiah PROSSER and Charlotte UNKNOWN.
Elizabeth ROCKWELL died 10 July 1858 in Ashland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Elizabeth ROCKWELL
Jeremiah PROSSERMarriage date: 23 August 1821
Marriage place: Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Jeremiah PROSSER was the child of Jeremiah PROSSER and Charlotte UNKNOWN
Children of Jeremiah PROSSER and Elizabeth ROCKWELL
Silas Rockwell PROSSERDied: 12 June 1895, Waterville, Wakefield, Carleton, 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 England
1821 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth ROCKWELL and Jeremiah PROSSER 23 August 1821, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1833 Birth of ChildSilas Rockwell PROSSER was born 29 January 1833, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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.
Death — 185810 July 1858
Ashland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Record added: 11/2/2025 11:11:09 AM
Last updated: 12/5/2025 11:00:22 AM
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