James L
ELLS
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Born: abt. 1802 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James L married Lucy Ann THORP abt. 1830 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucy Ann THORP was born abt. 1804 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Lucy Ann died 30 April 1880 in Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA. Lucy Ann was the child of Joseph Edgerton THORPE and Anna CALKIN.
James L ELLS died 11 January 1861 in Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Lucy Ann THORPMarriage date: abt. 1830
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Lucy Ann THORP was the child of Joseph Edgerton THORPE and Anna CALKIN
Children of James L ELLS and Lucy Ann THORP
Eunice Ann ELLSDied: 27 January 1907, King, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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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
1831 Birth of ChildEunice Ann ELLS was born 4 August 1831, Cornwallis, Kings County, 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 — 186111 January 1861
Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Record added: 11/13/2025 7:31:57 PM
Last updated: 12/4/2025 11:06:25 PM
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