Jacob Edward
GRAFTON
(b.
5 June 1815
,
Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
12 June 1887
,
Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Jacob Edward GRAFTON was born 5 June 1815 in Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jacob Edward GRAFTON was the child of Pierce GRAFHAN and Hannah ALLEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pearce GRAFFAM and Elizabeth UNKNOWN (maternal) James ALLEN and Elizabeth MAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacob Edward married Louisa WINCHESTER 25 December 1837 in Barton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louisa WINCHESTER was born 17 March 1817 in Sandy Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Louisa died 11 November 1899 in Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jacob Edward GRAFTON died 12 June 1887 in Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Louisa WINCHESTER-- Date: 25 December 1837 Place: Barton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Baptist Church
Children of Jacob Edward GRAFTON and Louisa WINCHESTER:
Hannah Jane GRAFTON (b.1 March 1838, Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 25 August 1915, Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Charles Edward NICHOLS 1863 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisa WINCHESTER-- Date: 25 December 1837 Place: Barton, Digby, Nova Scotia, CanadaBaptist Church
Children of Jacob Edward GRAFTON and Louisa WINCHESTER:
Hannah Jane GRAFTON (b.1 March 1838, Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 25 August 1915, Rossway, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Charles Edward NICHOLS 1863 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
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1815 Birth 5 June 1815
Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Marriage / PartnerJacob Edward GRAFTON and Louisa WINCHESTER 25 December 1837, Barton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 22 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildHannah Jane GRAFTON was born 1 March 1838, Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jacob Edward was 22 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 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 Death 12 June 1887
Brighton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
Added: 11/5/2025 4:47:43 PM
- Updated: 11/18/2025 1:57:02 PM
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