Elijah
PHINNEY
Born
6 April 1773
,
Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
10 March 1865
,
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 6 April 1773 in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Isaac PHINNEY
Mother:
Anne THOMAS
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Elijah married Hephzibah CHESLEY 18 May 1796 in Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hephzibah CHESLEY was born 23 April 1773 in Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hephzibah died 27 March 1866 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hephzibah was the child of Samuel CHESLEY and Eleanor MOORE.
Elijah PHINNEY died 10 March 1865 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elijah PHINNEY married 
Hephzibah CHESLEY
Marriage date: 18 May 1796
Marriage place: Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hephzibah CHESLEY was the child of Samuel CHESLEY and Eleanor MOORE
Hephzibah CHESLEYMarriage date: 18 May 1796
Marriage place: Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hephzibah CHESLEY was the child of Samuel CHESLEY and Eleanor MOORE
Children of Elijah PHINNEY and Hephzibah CHESLEY
Benjamin J PHINNEYBorn: abt. 1806, Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 8 April 1883, Wilmot Twp, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 8 April 1883, Wilmot Twp, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Olevia SANGSTER 24 January 1833
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Birth — 17736 April 1773
Granville Township, Annapolis, 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
1796 Marriage / PartnerElijah PHINNEY and Hephzibah CHESLEY 18 May 1796, Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 23 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.
Death — 186510 March 1865
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 91.
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