flag male ancestor  Robert  SHEARER

  (b. 9 January 1772 Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Quebec (Ontario), Canada   d. 18 May 1832 Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Upper Canada )  

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Robert SHEARER was born 9 January 1772 in Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

Robert SHEARER was the child of ?   and   ?

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Robert  married  Rachel L SMITH abt. 1799 in Upper Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel L SMITH  was born 6 April 1784 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.  Rachel L died 5 March 1857 in Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.  Rachel L was the child of Abraham SMITH and Rachel DECKER.

Robert SHEARER died 18 May 1832 in Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Upper Canada.
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Robert SHEARER married flag female ancestor Rachel L SMITH-- Date: abt. 1799 Place: , Upper Canada
Rachel L SMITH was the child of Abraham SMITH and Rachel DECKER




Children of Robert SHEARER and Rachel L SMITH:

flag female ancestor Hannah SHEARER (b.12 April 1803, Charlotteville, Norfolk, Upper Canada  d. 7 September 1888, St. Williams, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada)
m. Daniel MCCALL 1821 in , Ontario, Canada



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birth1772 Birth
9 January 1772
Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1803 Birth of Child
Hannah SHEARER was born 12 April 1803, Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Robert was 31 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1832 Death
18 May 1832
Vittoria, Haldimand-Norfolk, Upper Canada

He died at the age of 60.
Added: 12/4/2025 10:22:13 PM - Updated: 12/4/2025 10:23:18 PM

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