George Gordon FARNELL
Born: January 1793, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1865,
Died: abt. 1865,
Married: Huldah WHITE 1824 Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret
FISHER
Born
22 August 1771
,
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
April 1853
,
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Elizabeth FARNELL
Born: October 1808, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: January 1891, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: January 1891, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: William LEMMON 1830
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Birth — 177122 August 1771
Truro, 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 Canada1793 Birth of ChildGeorge Gordon FARNELL was born January 1793, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret was 21 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildElizabeth FARNELL was born October 1808, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret was 37 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.
Death — 1853April 1853
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 81.
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