Elizabeth LOUNSBURY

Born

26 January 1804 , North River, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

27 September 1881 , Prosser Brook, Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

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William LOUNSBURY Grace Elizabeth GRAY

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Born: 26 January 1804 in North River, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: William LOUNSBURY

Mother: Grace Elizabeth GRAY

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Elizabeth married John PROSSER 26 May 1822 in Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John PROSSER was born 18 March 1792 in Madley, Herefordshire, England. John died 5 April 1853 in Prosser Brook, Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

Elizabeth LOUNSBURY died 27 September 1881 in Prosser Brook, Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Elizabeth LOUNSBURY married

John PROSSER
Marriage date: 26 May 1822
Marriage place: Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of John PROSSER and Elizabeth LOUNSBURY

Solomon PROSSER

Born: 30 November 1823, Eastport, Maine, USA
Died: 22 August 1870, Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Elizabeth GELDART 30 November 1843

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Birth — 1804
26 January 1804
North River, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth LOUNSBURY and John PROSSER 26 May 1822, Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Solomon PROSSER was born 30 November 1823, Eastport, Maine, USA

Elizabeth was 19 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
John PROSSER died 5 April 1853, Prosser Brook, Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.