Lucy
FARNSWORTH
Born
15 June 1777
,
Hampton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
15 May 1857
,
Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents & Family of Lucy FARNSWORTH
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Born: 15 June 1777 in Hampton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Solomon FARNSWORTH
Mother:
Lucy FARNSWORTH
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Lucy married John SANFORD 24 November 1814 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John SANFORD was born 1 April 1776 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. John died 6 April 1842 in Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. John was the child of Benjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY.
Lucy FARNSWORTH died 15 May 1857 in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Lucy FARNSWORTH
Lucy FARNSWORTH married 
John SANFORD
Marriage date: 24 November 1814
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
John SANFORD was the child of Benjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY
John SANFORDMarriage date: 24 November 1814
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
John SANFORD was the child of Benjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY
Children of John SANFORD and Lucy FARNSWORTH
James SANFORDBorn: 22 August 1816, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 6 September 1905, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 6 September 1905, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB 1840
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Birth — 177715 June 1777
Hampton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, 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 Canada
1814 Marriage / PartnerLucy FARNSWORTH and John SANFORD 24 November 1814, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 37 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildJames SANFORD was born 22 August 1816, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lucy was 39 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 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
1842 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn SANFORD died 6 April 1842, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, 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 — 185715 May 1857
Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 79.
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