Jane Rachel
HUNTER
(b.
abt. 1805
,
Ardoise, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
abt. 1888
,
Sweets Corner, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Jane Rachel HUNTER was born abt. 1805 in Ardoise, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jane Rachel HUNTER was the child of Lodowick David HUNTER and Jane Sophia GILLMORESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jane Rachel married Benjamin SWEET 4 December 1828 in Ardoise, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin SWEET was born abt. 1797 in Wentworth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Benjamin died 23 September 1874 in St. Croix, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Benjamin was the child of Benoni SWEET and Margaret Peggy COCHRAN.
Jane Rachel HUNTER died abt. 1888 in Sweets Corner, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Benjamin SWEET-- Date: 4 December 1828 Place: Ardoise, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Benjamin SWEET was the child of Benoni SWEET and Margaret Peggy COCHRAN
Children of Benjamin SWEET and Jane Rachel HUNTER:
George Benjamin SWEET (b.22 February 1837, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 20 December 1906, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Margaret Jane GREENO 15 December 1859
Benjamin SWEET-- Date: 4 December 1828 Place: Ardoise, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, CanadaBenjamin SWEET was the child of Benoni SWEET and Margaret Peggy COCHRAN
Children of Benjamin SWEET and Jane Rachel HUNTER:
George Benjamin SWEET (b.22 February 1837, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 20 December 1906, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Margaret Jane GREENO 15 December 1859
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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
1828 Marriage / PartnerJane Rachel HUNTER and Benjamin SWEET 4 December 1828, Ardoise, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Birth of ChildGeorge Benjamin SWEET was born 22 February 1837, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
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.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 Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenjamin SWEET died 23 September 1874, St. Croix, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1878 - 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.
Added: 11/5/2025 4:28:31 PM
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