Abigail CROSBY
Born: 3 June 1794, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 17 October 1847,
Died: 17 October 1847,
Married: Jesse CANN 1812
James
CROSBY
Born
3 July 1759
,
Yarmouth, Acadie
Died
3 January 1829
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary PATTEN
Marriage date: 28 April 1785
Marriage place: Beverly, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Mary PATTEN was the child of John PATTEN and Mary THOMPSON
Mary PATTENMarriage date: 28 April 1785
Marriage place: Beverly, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Mary PATTEN was the child of John PATTEN and Mary THOMPSON
Children of James CROSBY and Mary PATTEN
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Birth — 17593 July 1759
Yarmouth, Acadie
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
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)
1785 Marriage / PartnerJames CROSBY and Mary PATTEN 28 April 1785, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
He was 25 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Birth of ChildAbigail CROSBY was born 3 June 1794, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
James was 34 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 England
Death — 18293 January 1829
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 69.
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