John William
KEDDY
Born
29 May 1808
,
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
abt. 1875
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
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John William KEDDY was born 29 May 1808 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) John William KEDDY and Maria Magdalena HALTER (maternal) Johannes Benjamin BERGHAUS and Eva Elizabeth Anna Maria KNICKLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John William married Abigail VAUGHAN 15 February 1835 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail VAUGHAN was born 7 October 1814 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Abigail died 24 January 1875 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Abigail was the child of John Armstrong VAUGHAN and Rebecca SMITH.
John William KEDDY died abt. 1875 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Abigail VAUGHAN-- Date: 15 February 1835 Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abigail VAUGHAN was the child of John Armstrong VAUGHAN and Rebecca SMITH
Abigail VAUGHAN-- Date: 15 February 1835 Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CanadaAbigail VAUGHAN was the child of John Armstrong VAUGHAN and Rebecca SMITH
Children of John William KEDDY and Abigail VAUGHAN
Ann Rebecca KEDDY (b.26 December 1838, , Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 March 1884, Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. John Thomas PATTERSON 1861
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1808 Birth 29 May 1808
Gold River, Lunenburg, 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
1835 Marriage / PartnerJohn William KEDDY and Abigail VAUGHAN 15 February 1835, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 26 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildAnn Rebecca KEDDY was born 26 December 1838, , Nova Scotia, Canada
John William was 30 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 Canada
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