Phoebe
BAKER
Born
abt. 1811
,
Markham, York, Upper Canada
Died
7 December 1899
,
Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Born: abt. 1811 in Markham, York, Upper Canada
Father:
Jacob BAKER
Mother:
Anna Maria LAUR
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Phoebe married Reuben SMITH abt. 1830 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reuben SMITH was born abt. 1805 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Reuben died 6 January 1864 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
Phoebe BAKER died 7 December 1899 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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Children of Reuben SMITH and Phoebe BAKER
Margaret SMITHBorn: 23 March 1838, Markham, York, Upper Canada
Died: 31 March 1930, Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Died: 31 March 1930, Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Married: Archibald MCNABB 26 November 1863
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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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Birth of ChildMargaret SMITH was born 23 March 1838, Markham, York, Ontario, Canada
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.
1864 Death of Spouse/PartnerReuben SMITH died 6 January 1864, Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, 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 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 18997 December 1899
Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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