Abigail DURKEE
Born: abt. 1815, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: October 1896, South Ohio, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: October 1896, South Ohio, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Josiah CANN 12 November 1840
Robert
DURKEE
Born
abt. 1799
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
22 July 1848
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robert DURKEE married Frances "Fanny" TEDFORD
Marriage date: abt. 1814
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Frances "Fanny" TEDFORD was the child of Jacob TEDFORD and Anna PORTER
Frances "Fanny" TEDFORDMarriage date: abt. 1814
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Frances "Fanny" TEDFORD was the child of Jacob TEDFORD and Anna PORTER
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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 England1830 - 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)
Death — 184822 July 1848
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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