Eleanore Geneva GAYTON
Born: 25 September 1823, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 5 November 1909, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 November 1909, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Willoughby GOODWIN 1846
Anne
SPINNEY
Born
21 March 1789
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Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
3 May 1855
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Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Thomas GAYTON
Marriage date: 5 June 1814
Marriage place: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas GAYTONMarriage date: 5 June 1814
Marriage place: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 178921 March 1789
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1814 Marriage / PartnerAnne SPINNEY and Thomas GAYTON 5 June 1814, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 25 years old.
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 England1823 Birth of ChildEleanore Geneva GAYTON was born 25 September 1823, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anne was 34 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
Death — 18553 May 1855
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 66.
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