Ruth
LYONS
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Born: 16 January 1784 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ruth married Joseph NEWCOMB 13 December 1804 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph NEWCOMB was born 14 January 1781 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joseph died 4 August 1876 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph NEWCOMB and Catherine RAND.
Ruth LYONS died 9 April 1865 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Joseph NEWCOMBMarriage date: 13 December 1804
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joseph NEWCOMB was the child of Joseph NEWCOMB and Catherine RAND
Children of Joseph NEWCOMB and Ruth LYONS
Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMBDied: 6 May 1894,
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Birth — 178416 January 1784
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1804 Marriage / PartnerRuth LYONS and Joseph NEWCOMB 13 December 1804, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 20 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildEvangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB was born 22 July 1818, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ruth was 34 years old.
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)
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 — 18659 April 1865
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 81.
Record added: 11/18/2025 1:12:05 PM
Last updated: 12/12/2025 11:27:43 PM
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