Henry
CRESS
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Born: abt. 1803 in Waldeck, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Henry married Annie HOOPER abt. 1825 in Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Annie HOOPER was born abt. 1798 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Annie was the child of Ezekiel Thomas HOOPER and Mary WILSON.
Henry CRESS died 13 June 1868 in Clements Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Henry CRESS
Annie HOOPERMarriage date: abt. 1825
Marriage place: Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annie HOOPER was the child of Ezekiel Thomas HOOPER and Mary WILSON
Children of Henry CRESS and Annie HOOPER
George E CRESSDied: 18 May 1904, Waldeck, Annapolis, 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 England
1827 Birth of ChildGeorge E CRESS was born 4 July 1827, Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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.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
Death — 186813 June 1868
Clements Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Record added: 11/15/2025 3:26:04 PM
Last updated: 12/3/2025 4:56:17 PM
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