Peter HOPPER

Born

1 February 1803 , Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada

Died

2 December 1878 , Matilda, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

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Abraham HOPPER Elizabeth CROWDER

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Peter HOPPER was born 1 February 1803 in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada

Peter HOPPER was the child of Abraham HOPPER and Elizabeth CROWDER

and the grandchild of: (maternal) William CROWDER and Johanna ROUWS

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Peter married Mary CROWDER 16 December 1827 in Williamsburg, Williamsburgh Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary CROWDER was born abt. 1807 in Matilda, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Mary died 14 December 1855 in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Mary was the child of William CROWDER and Magdalena UNKNOWN.

Peter HOPPER died 2 December 1878 in Matilda, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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Mary CROWDER-- Date: 16 December 1827 Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburgh Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Mary CROWDER was the child of William CROWDER and Magdalena UNKNOWN

Children of Peter HOPPER and Mary CROWDER

Peter Conrad HOPPER (b.13 December 1837, Williamsburg, Dundas, Upper Canada d. 25 June 1913, Chesterville, Ontario, Canada)
m. Martha (Marsha) GARROW 1875 in , New York, USA

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1803 Birth
1 February 1803
Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Peter HOPPER and Mary CROWDER 16 December 1827, Williamsburg, Williamsburgh Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Birth of Child
Peter Conrad HOPPER was born 13 December 1837, Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Peter was 34 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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.

1855 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary CROWDER died 14 December 1855, Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.