John Lewis SWIM

(b. 11 May 1804 , Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 12 January 1875 , Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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John Lewis SWIM was born 11 May 1804 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Lewis SWIM was the child of Michael SWIM and Letitia DOANE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Thomas DOANE and Elizabeth MYRICK

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

John Lewis married Sarah PENNEY 13 March 1827 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah PENNEY was born 7 July 1809 in South Side, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah died 12 January 1859 in Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah was the child of Daniel PENNEY and Elizabeth CROWELL.

John Lewis SWIM died 12 January 1875 in Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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John Lewis SWIM married

Sarah PENNEY-- Date: 13 March 1827 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah PENNEY was the child of Daniel PENNEY and Elizabeth CROWELL

Children of John Lewis SWIM and Sarah PENNEY:

Andrew Lovitt SWIM (b.15 May 1829, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 February 1881, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Sarah Jane NICKERSON 10 May 1855

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1804 Birth
11 May 1804
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 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
John Lewis SWIM and Sarah PENNEY 13 March 1827, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
Andrew Lovitt SWIM was born 15 May 1829, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Lewis was 25 years old.

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

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.

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

1859 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah PENNEY died 12 January 1859, Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.