Sarah Janette
SWIM
(b.
9 October 1789
,
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
29 May 1899
,
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Sarah Janette SWIM was born 9 October 1789 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah Janette SWIM was the child of Michael SWIM and Letitia DOANE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Thomas DOANE and Elizabeth MYRICKSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sarah Janette married Eleazer CROWELL 3 December 1807 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleazer CROWELL was born 19 March 1786 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eleazer died 14 December 1872 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eleazer was the child of Eleazer CROWELL and Mercy KENNEY.
Sarah Janette SWIM died 29 May 1899 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Sarah Janette SWIM
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Eleazer CROWELL-- Date: 3 December 1807 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Eleazer CROWELL was the child of Eleazer CROWELL and Mercy KENNEY
Children of Eleazer CROWELL and Sarah Janette SWIM:
Michael CROWELL (b.25 September 1814, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1892, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Hester L NICKERSON 1839
Eleazer CROWELL-- Date: 3 December 1807 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, CanadaEleazer CROWELL was the child of Eleazer CROWELL and Mercy KENNEY
Children of Eleazer CROWELL and Sarah Janette SWIM:
Michael CROWELL (b.25 September 1814, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1892, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Hester L NICKERSON 1839
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1789 Birth 9 October 1789
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1807 Marriage / PartnerSarah Janette SWIM and Eleazer CROWELL 3 December 1807, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1814 Birth of ChildMichael CROWELL was born 25 September 1814, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah Janette was 24 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)
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.
1872 Death of Spouse/PartnerEleazer CROWELL died 14 December 1872, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1899 Death 29 May 1899
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 109.
Added: 11/20/2025 10:42:11 AM
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