Benjamin J
PHINNEY
(b.
abt. 1806
,
Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
8 April 1883
,
Wilmot Twp, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Benjamin J PHINNEY was born abt. 1806 in Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Benjamin J PHINNEY was the child of Elijah PHINNEY and Hephzibah CHESLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac PHINNEY and Anne THOMAS (maternal) Samuel CHESLEY and Eleanor MOORESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin J married Olevia SANGSTER 24 January 1833 in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olevia SANGSTER was born abt. 1811 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Olevia died 14 February 1849 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Olevia was the child of John SANGSTER and Eunice CLEVELAND.
Benjamin J PHINNEY died 8 April 1883 in Wilmot Twp, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Olevia SANGSTER-- Date: 24 January 1833 Place: Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Olevia SANGSTER was the child of John SANGSTER and Eunice CLEVELAND
Olevia SANGSTER-- Date: 24 January 1833 Place: Falmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaOlevia SANGSTER was the child of John SANGSTER and Eunice CLEVELAND
Children of Benjamin J PHINNEY and Olevia SANGSTER
Annie Mae PHINNEY (b.8 November 1834, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1939, , Nova Scotia, Canada)m. George Outhit COLLINS 20 August 1864
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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 England
1833 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin J PHINNEY and Olevia SANGSTER 24 January 1833, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1834 Birth of ChildAnnie Mae PHINNEY was born 8 November 1834, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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)
1849 Death of Spouse/PartnerOlevia SANGSTER died 14 February 1849, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Canada1883 Death 8 April 1883
Wilmot Twp, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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