Mary Elizabeth KEDDY
Born: 19 September 1812, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 17 December 1877, Greenfield, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 17 December 1877, Greenfield, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Barnabas MILES 26 December 1833
John Alexander
KEDDY
Born
14 September 1770
,
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
5 February 1845
,
Northfield, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John Alexander KEDDY married Mary Elizabeth LOHNES
Marriage date: 20 February 1797
Marriage place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Elizabeth LOHNES was the child of Johann Heinrich LOHNES and Anna Charlotta MOSSMAN
Mary Elizabeth LOHNESMarriage date: 20 February 1797
Marriage place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Elizabeth LOHNES was the child of Johann Heinrich LOHNES and Anna Charlotta MOSSMAN
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Birth — 177014 September 1770
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, 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
1797 Marriage / PartnerJohn Alexander KEDDY and Mary Elizabeth LOHNES 20 February 1797, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 26 years old.
1812 Birth of ChildMary Elizabeth KEDDY was born 19 September 1812, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Alexander was 42 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 — 18455 February 1845
Northfield, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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