Mary A COOLEN

Born

March 1821 , Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

9 October 1873 , Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Mary A married George LITTLE 30 November 1839 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George LITTLE was born abt. 1815 in Bermuda. George died abt. 1883 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary A COOLEN

Mary A COOLEN married

George LITTLE
Marriage date: 30 November 1839
Marriage place: Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of George LITTLE and Mary A COOLEN

Edward Thomas LITTLE

Born: 15 November 1841, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 7 December 1911, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE 3 February 1867

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Birth — 1821
March 1821
Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 Marriage / Partner
Mary A COOLEN and George LITTLE 30 November 1839, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Birth of Child
Edward Thomas LITTLE was born 15 November 1841, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Mary A was 20 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.