Ann Nancy
HEYWOOD
Born
abt. 1815
,
Jack River House, Manitoba, Canada
Died
14 January 1898
,
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
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Born: abt. 1815 in Jack River House, Manitoba, Canada
Father:
Joseph HEYWOOD
Mother:
Jane ISHAM (ASHAM)
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Ann Nancy married George ADAMS 24 October 1832 in Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George ADAMS was born 15 January 1798 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. George died abt. 1866 in High Bluff, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada.
Ann Nancy HEYWOOD died 14 January 1898 in Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada.
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Ann Nancy HEYWOOD married 
George ADAMS
Marriage date: 24 October 1832
Marriage place: Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
George ADAMSMarriage date: 24 October 1832
Marriage place: Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Children of George ADAMS and Ann Nancy HEYWOOD
Ann Nancy ADAMSBorn: 26 May 1835, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 4 May 1931, Langmeade, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 4 May 1931, Langmeade, Saskatchewan, Canada
Married: John FOULDS 4 January 1855
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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
1832 Marriage / PartnerAnn Nancy HEYWOOD and George ADAMS 24 October 1832, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
1835 Birth of ChildAnn Nancy ADAMS was born 26 May 1835, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 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.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 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. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 189814 January 1898
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
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