Robert DURKEE
Born: abt. 1799, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22 July 1848, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22 July 1848, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Frances "Fanny" TEDFORD 1814 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert
DURKEE
Born
22 February 1765
,
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
27 May 1845
,
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Abigail ROGERS
Marriage date: abt. 1785
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abigail ROGERS was the child of Cornelius ROGERS and Abigail HOLMES
Abigail ROGERSMarriage date: abt. 1785
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abigail ROGERS was the child of Cornelius ROGERS and Abigail HOLMES
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Birth — 176522 February 1765
Yarmouth, 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 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)
Death — 184527 May 1845
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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