flag male ancestor  John Armstrong  VAUGHAN

  (b. 13 June 1780 Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. March 1860 Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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John Armstrong VAUGHAN was born 13 June 1780 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Armstrong VAUGHAN was the child of Anthony VAUGHAN   and   Anne ARMSTRONG

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John Armstrong  married  Rebecca SMITH 11 February 1802 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca SMITH  was born 28 November 1783 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Rebecca died abt. 1844 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

John Armstrong VAUGHAN died March 1860 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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John Armstrong VAUGHAN married flag female ancestor Rebecca SMITH-- Date: 11 February 1802 Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children of John Armstrong VAUGHAN and Rebecca SMITH:

flag female ancestor Abigail VAUGHAN (b.7 October 1814, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 24 January 1875, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. John William KEDDY 15 February 1835



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birth1780 Birth
13 June 1780
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
John Armstrong VAUGHAN and Rebecca SMITH 11 February 1802, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 21 years old.
1814 Birth of Child
Abigail VAUGHAN was born 7 October 1814, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Armstrong was 34 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1860 Death
March 1860
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 11/19/2025 5:48:55 PM - Updated: 12/14/2025 6:01:11 PM

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