Benjamin J PHINNEY
Born: 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
Hephzibah
CHESLEY
Born
23 April 1773
,
Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
27 March 1866
,
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hephzibah CHESLEY married Elijah PHINNEY
Marriage date: 18 May 1796
Marriage place: Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elijah PHINNEY was the child of Isaac PHINNEY and Anne THOMAS
Elijah PHINNEYMarriage date: 18 May 1796
Marriage place: Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elijah PHINNEY was the child of Isaac PHINNEY and Anne THOMAS
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Birth — 177323 April 1773
Granville Centre, 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 / PartnerHephzibah CHESLEY and Elijah PHINNEY 18 May 1796, Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
She 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.
1865 Death of Spouse/PartnerElijah PHINNEY died 10 March 1865, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death — 186627 March 1866
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 92.
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