Thomas SMITH
Born: 19 December 1806, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 14 December 1892, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 14 December 1892, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Rebecca RIPLEY 4 February 1834
Dorothy
SHIPLEY
Born
21 November 1779
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Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
22 March 1864
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Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 21 November 1779 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Dorothy married John SMITH abt. 1806 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John SMITH was born 2 April 1780 in Stanley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. John died 19 October 1819 in At Sea*. John was the child of John Joseph SMITH and Isabella HOLMES.
Dorothy SHIPLEY died 22 March 1864 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Dorothy SHIPLEY married John SMITH
Marriage date: abt. 1806
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
John SMITH was the child of John Joseph SMITH and Isabella HOLMES
John SMITHMarriage date: abt. 1806
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
John SMITH was the child of John Joseph SMITH and Isabella HOLMES
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Birth — 177921 November 1779
Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Canada1806 Birth of ChildThomas SMITH was born 19 December 1806, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dorothy was 27 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn SMITH died 19 October 1819, At Sea*
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.Death — 186422 March 1864
Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 84.
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