Reuben
SMITH
Born
15 December 1792
,
West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
14 September 1869
,
Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Reuben SMITH was born 15 December 1792 in West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Reuben SMITH was the child of James SMITH and Sarah Elizabeth WILSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Archelaus SMITH and Elizabeth NICKERSON (maternal) Henry WILSON and Sarah CHASESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Reuben married Deborah COVEL 24 January 1815 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Deborah COVEL was born 2 September 1797 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deborah died 2 December 1854 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deborah was the child of Jonathan COVELL and Parnel GARDNER.
Reuben SMITH died 14 September 1869 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Deborah COVEL-- Date: 24 January 1815 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Deborah COVEL was the child of Jonathan COVELL and Parnel GARDNER
Deborah COVEL-- Date: 24 January 1815 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, CanadaDeborah COVEL was the child of Jonathan COVELL and Parnel GARDNER
Children of Reuben SMITH and Deborah COVEL
Alfred Kimball SMITH (b.2 July 1828, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 September 1906, West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Nancy Jane SMITH 1852
Sarah E Covel SMITH (b.17 January 1831, West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 June 1917, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. William Smith NICKERSON 18 April 1849
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1792 Birth 15 December 1792
West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1815 Marriage / PartnerReuben SMITH and Deborah COVEL 24 January 1815, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 22 years old.
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 England1828 Birth of ChildAlfred Kimball SMITH was born 2 July 1828, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Reuben was 35 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1831 Birth of ChildSarah E Covel SMITH was born 17 January 1831, West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Reuben was 38 years old.
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.
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerDeborah COVEL died 2 December 1854, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
1869 Death 14 September 1869
Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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