Narcissa BURKE
Born: 19 November 1835, Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 24 December 1924, Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 24 December 1924, Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Zoeth Freeman CUSHING 23 March 1854
Edward Foster
BURKE
Born
abt. 1788
,
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
7 March 1858
,
South Brookfield, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Edward Foster BURKE married Delia (Diana) COVEL
Marriage date: abt. 1813
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Delia (Diana) COVEL was the child of Timothy COVELL and Keziah GARDNER
Delia (Diana) COVELMarriage date: abt. 1813
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Delia (Diana) COVEL was the child of Timothy COVELL and Keziah GARDNER
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1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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 Birth of ChildNarcissa BURKE was born 19 November 1835, Caledonia, Queens, 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)
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.
Death — 18587 March 1858
South Brookfield, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
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