Samuel
TRIPP
Born
18 September 1779
,
Gaspé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 May 1863
,
Gaspe Bay, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Born: 18 September 1779 in Gaspé, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Robert TRIPP
Mother:
Patience HERRINGTON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Samuel married Elizabeth CUNNING abt. 1811 in Gaspé Basin, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth CUNNING was born 15 August 1793 in Haldimand, Gaspé-Est, Québec, Canada. Elizabeth died 16 November 1879 in Wakeham, Gaspé, Québec, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of James CUNNING and Maria Louisa KELLY.
Samuel TRIPP died 5 May 1863 in Gaspe Bay, Gaspe, Quebec, 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 Samuel TRIPP
Samuel TRIPP married 
Elizabeth CUNNING
Marriage date: abt. 1811
Marriage place: Gaspé Basin, Québec, Canada
Elizabeth CUNNING was the child of James CUNNING and Maria Louisa KELLY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Elizabeth CUNNINGMarriage date: abt. 1811
Marriage place: Gaspé Basin, Québec, Canada
Elizabeth CUNNING was the child of James CUNNING and Maria Louisa KELLY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Samuel TRIPP and Elizabeth CUNNING
Joseph TRIPPBorn: 23 August 1823, Wakeham, Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Died: 16 January 1895, Wakeham, Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Died: 16 January 1895, Wakeham, Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Married: Ellen Bertha SUDDARD 2 September 1845 Place: Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)
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Birth — 177918 September 1779
Gaspé, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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 England1823 Birth of ChildJoseph TRIPP was born 23 August 1823, Wakeham, Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Samuel was 43 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)
1845 Marriage of ChildJoseph TRIPP married 2 September 1845, Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe) to Ellen Bertha SUDDARD
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 — 18635 May 1863
Gaspe Bay, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
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