Nicholas SMITH

Born

5 November 1755 , Gallatin, Columbia, Crown Colony of New York

Died

18 March 1843 , Louth, Lincoln, Canada West

Nicholas married Catharina MAY 26 August 1788 in Niagara Falls, Quebec (Ontario), Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharina MAY was born 21 April 1772 in Coxsackie, Greene, Crown Colony of New York. Catharina died 3 February 1817 in Pelham, Welland, Upper Canada.

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Catharina MAY
Marriage date: 26 August 1788
Marriage place: Niagara Falls, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

Children of Nicholas SMITH and Catharina MAY

James Nicholas SMITH

Born: 1 April 1792, Louth, Lincoln, Upper Canada
Died: 30 November 1861, Louth, Lincoln, Canada West

Married: Permelia FLETCHER 1825

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Birth — 1755
5 November 1755
Gallatin, Columbia, Crown Colony of New York

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Nicholas SMITH and Catharina MAY 26 August 1788, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
James Nicholas SMITH was born 1 April 1792, Louth, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Nicholas was 36 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catharina MAY died 3 February 1817, Pelham, Welland, Ontario, Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1843
18 March 1843
Louth, Lincoln, Canada West
He died at the age of 87.

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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