Peter
WHITFORD
Born
June 1793
,
York Factory, Manitoba, Canada
Died
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Born: June 1793 in York Factory, Manitoba, Canada
Father:
James Peter WHITFORD
Mother:
Sarah UNKNOWN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Peter married Christianna Christie SPENCE 27 November 1820 in Fort Douglas, Manitoba, Red River Settlement, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Christianna Christie SPENCE was born abt. 1804 in Ft Edmonton, North West Territories, Canada. Christianna Christie died abt. 1877 in Ft Victoria, North West Territories, Canada. Christianna Christie was the child of Magnus SPENCE and Cristianna UNKNOWN.
Peter WHITFORD died 5 May 1883 in Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Peter WHITFORD
Peter WHITFORD married 
Christianna Christie SPENCE
Marriage date: 27 November 1820
Marriage place: Fort Douglas, Manitoba, Red River Settlement, Canada
Christianna Christie SPENCE was the child of Magnus SPENCE and Cristianna UNKNOWN
Christianna Christie SPENCEMarriage date: 27 November 1820
Marriage place: Fort Douglas, Manitoba, Red River Settlement, Canada
Christianna Christie SPENCE was the child of Magnus SPENCE and Cristianna UNKNOWN
Children of Peter WHITFORD and Christianna Christie SPENCE
Charles C WHITFORDBorn: 8 May 1838 , Red River Settlement, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 14 November 1912, Tofield, Division No. 10, Alberta, Canada
Died: 14 November 1912, Tofield, Division No. 10, Alberta, Canada
Married: Nancy ANDERSON 4 December 1858
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Birth — 1793June 1793
York Factory, Manitoba, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 Marriage / PartnerPeter WHITFORD and Christianna Christie SPENCE 27 November 1820, Fort Douglas, Manitoba, Red River Settlement, Canada
He was 27 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildCharles C WHITFORD was born 8 May 1838 , Red River Settlement, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Peter was 44 years old.
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)
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
Death — 18835 May 1883
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
He died at the age of 89.
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