Elizabeth
FARNELL
Born
October 1808
,
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
January 1891
,
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: October 1808 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
George Gordon FARNELL
Mother:
Margaret FISHER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth married William LEMMON abt. 1830 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William LEMMON was born abt. 1803 in Sussex, England. William died 10 October 1868 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Elizabeth FARNELL died January 1891 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Elizabeth FARNELL
Children of William LEMMON and Elizabeth FARNELL
George LEMMONBorn: 23 August 1830, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1925,
Died: abt. 1925,
Married: Dorcus Annie FARNELL 28 November 1861
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Birth — 1808October 1808
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, 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 England1830 Birth of ChildGeorge LEMMON was born 23 August 1830, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth was 21 years old.
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.
1868 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam LEMMON died 10 October 1868, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.Death — 1891January 1891
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 82.
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