Deborah COVEL

Born

2 September 1797 , Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

2 December 1854 , Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Jonathan COVELL Parnel GARDNER

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Born: 2 September 1797 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Jonathan COVELL

Mother: Parnel GARDNER

Paternal grandparents: Timothy COVELL , Thankful WHELDEN

Maternal grandparents: Simeon GARDNER , Sarah LONG

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Deborah married Reuben SMITH 24 January 1815 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Reuben SMITH was born 15 December 1792 in West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Reuben died 14 September 1869 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Reuben was the child of James SMITH and Sarah Elizabeth WILSON.

Deborah COVEL died 2 December 1854 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Reuben SMITH
Marriage date: 24 January 1815
Marriage place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Reuben SMITH was the child of James SMITH and Sarah Elizabeth WILSON

Children of Reuben SMITH and Deborah COVEL

Alfred Kimball SMITH

Born: 2 July 1828, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 2 September 1906, West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Nancy Jane SMITH 1852

Sarah E Covel SMITH

Born: 17 January 1831, West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 4 June 1917, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: William Smith NICKERSON 18 April 1849

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Birth — 1797
2 September 1797
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Deborah COVEL and Reuben SMITH 24 January 1815, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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)

1828 Birth of Child
Alfred Kimball SMITH was born 2 July 1828, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Deborah was 30 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Sarah E Covel SMITH was born 17 January 1831, West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Deborah was 33 years old.

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.