William
LAWRENCE
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Born: 27 July 1792 in Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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William married Nancy MILLS abt. 1807 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy MILLS was born abt. 1792 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Nancy was the child of Isaac MILLS and Ruth PAIN.
William LAWRENCE died 27 February 1872 in Keswick Ridge, Bright, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of William LAWRENCE
Nancy MILLSMarriage date: abt. 1807
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Nancy MILLS was the child of Isaac MILLS and Ruth PAIN
Children of William LAWRENCE and Nancy MILLS
William Henry LAWRENCEDied: 23 September 1892, Eastport, Maine, USA
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Birth — 179227 July 1792
Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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)
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.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death — 187227 February 1872
Keswick Ridge, Bright, York, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
Record added: 11/19/2025 5:52:29 PM
Last updated: 12/10/2025 2:51:26 PM
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