Edward Delmus TUFTS
Born: abt. 1818, Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 26 February 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 February 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Janet WELLENER 1844 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
James Baldwin
TUFTS
Born
April 1765
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Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
7 October 1845
,
Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: April 1765 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James Baldwin married Mary Ann WELLENER 14 November 1799 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann WELLENER was born 7 April 1774 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Ann died abt. 1860 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Ann was the child of James WELLENER and Ann EADE.
James Baldwin TUFTS died 7 October 1845 in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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James Baldwin TUFTS married 
Mary Ann WELLENER
Marriage date: 14 November 1799
Marriage place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Ann WELLENER was the child of James WELLENER and Ann EADE
Mary Ann WELLENERMarriage date: 14 November 1799
Marriage place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Ann WELLENER was the child of James WELLENER and Ann EADE
Children of James Baldwin TUFTS and Mary Ann WELLENER
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Birth — 1765April 1765
Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
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
1799 Marriage / PartnerJames Baldwin TUFTS and Mary Ann WELLENER 14 November 1799, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 34 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 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death — 18457 October 1845
Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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