Elizabeth
DURKEE
(b.
22 October 1774
,
Yarmouth Township, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
abt. 1860
,
Carleton, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Elizabeth DURKEE was born 22 October 1774 in Yarmouth Township, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth DURKEE was the child of Phineas DURKEE and Phoebe PEARLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth married John HAYES (HAYNES) 17 December 1790 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John HAYES (HAYNES) was born abt. 1770
Elizabeth DURKEE died abt. 1860 in Carleton, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Elizabeth DURKEE
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John HAYES (HAYNES)-- Date: 17 December 1790 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of John HAYES (HAYNES) and Elizabeth DURKEE:
Matlida HAYES (b.abt. 1813, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 February 1871, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. William WHALEN 27 October 1831
John HAYES (HAYNES)-- Date: 17 December 1790 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaChildren of John HAYES (HAYNES) and Elizabeth DURKEE:
Matlida HAYES (b.abt. 1813, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 February 1871, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada )m. William WHALEN 27 October 1831
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1774 Birth 22 October 1774
Yarmouth Township, Queens, 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)
1790 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth DURKEE and John HAYES (HAYNES) 17 December 1790, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 16 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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.
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