John
MATHEWS
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Born: 15 June 1800 in New Brunswick, Canada
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John married Martha GRANT abt. 1824 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha GRANT was born 15 April 1796 in Ireland. Martha died 17 June 1850 in New Brunswick, Canada.
John MATHEWS died 10 December 1873 in Point Wolfe, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Birth — 180015 June 1800
New Brunswick, Canada
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 England1826 Birth of ChildMatilda MATTHEWS was born 10 October 1826, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
John was 26 years old.
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)
1850 Death of Spouse/PartnerMartha GRANT died 17 June 1850, , New Brunswick, Canada
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 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death — 187310 December 1873
Point Wolfe, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
Record added: 11/16/2025 11:18:41 AM
Last updated: 11/16/2025 11:19:32 AM
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