William
HOLDFORD
(b.
abt. 1730
,
Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
d.
abt. 1817
,
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
)
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William HOLDFORD was born abt. 1730 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
William HOLDFORD was the child of William OLDFORD and Hannah BEEDHAMSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Mary NEWELL abt. 1754 in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary NEWELL was born abt. 1725 in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Mary died abt. 1768 in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
William HOLDFORD died abt. 1817 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Mary NEWELL-- Date: abt. 1754 Place: Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Children of William HOLDFORD and Mary NEWELL:
William George OLDFORD (b.30 October 1758, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada d. abt. 1845, )
m. Sarah Jane PORTER 1780
Mary NEWELL-- Date: abt. 1754 Place: Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, CanadaChildren of William HOLDFORD and Mary NEWELL:
William George OLDFORD (b.30 October 1758, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada d. abt. 1845, )m. Sarah Jane PORTER 1780
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1758 Birth of ChildWilliam George OLDFORD was born 30 October 1758, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
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