Margaret Peggy
COCHRAN
(b.
abt. 1782
,
Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
25 July 1872
,
Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Margaret Peggy COCHRAN was born abt. 1782 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Peggy COCHRAN was the child of George COCHRAN and Elizabeth SMITHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Margaret Peggy married Benoni SWEET abt. 1795 in Ardoise, West Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benoni SWEET was born abt. 1774 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Benoni died 8 June 1854 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Benoni was the child of Benoni SWEET and Lydia DIMOCK.
Margaret Peggy COCHRAN died 25 July 1872 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Margaret Peggy COCHRAN
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Benoni SWEET-- Date: abt. 1795 Place: Ardoise, West Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Benoni SWEET was the child of Benoni SWEET and Lydia DIMOCK
Children of Benoni SWEET and Margaret Peggy COCHRAN:
Benjamin SWEET (b.abt. 1797, Wentworth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 September 1874, St. Croix, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Jane Rachel HUNTER 4 December 1828
Benoni SWEET-- Date: abt. 1795 Place: Ardoise, West Hants, Nova Scotia, CanadaBenoni SWEET was the child of Benoni SWEET and Lydia DIMOCK
Children of Benoni SWEET and Margaret Peggy COCHRAN:
Benjamin SWEET (b.abt. 1797, Wentworth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 September 1874, St. Croix, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Jane Rachel HUNTER 4 December 1828
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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 Canada1818 - 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.
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenoni SWEET died 8 June 1854, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1872 Death 25 July 1872
Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Added: 12/2/2025 10:45:40 PM
- Updated: 12/14/2025 6:56:02 PM
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