Peter
CRELLER
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Born: abt. 1785 in Red Hook, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York
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Peter married Orpha DENTON abt. 1812 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Orpha DENTON was born 10 November 1787 in Massachusetts, USA. Orpha died 11 September 1844 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada.
Peter CRELLER died 3 November 1870 in Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Peter CRELLER
Children of Peter CRELLER and Orpha DENTON
Rufus Horatio CRELLERDied: abt. 1888, Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death of Spouse/PartnerOrpha DENTON died 11 September 1844, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death — 18703 November 1870
Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Québec, Canada
Record added: 11/15/2025 12:54:08 PM
Last updated: 11/15/2025 12:54:48 PM
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
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