Gideon-Darby
WRIGHT
(b.
2 April 1820
,
Drummondville, Lower Canada
d.
11 January 1911
,
Drummondville, Québec, Canada
)
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Gideon-Darby WRIGHT was born 2 April 1820 in Drummondville, Lower Canada
Gideon-Darby WRIGHT was the child of Gideon Darby WRIGHT and Margaret CRAIG (KLEIN) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andrew CRAIG and Marie-Rose NADEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gideon-Darby married Eliza WATKINS abt. 1846 in Drummondville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eliza WATKINS was born 27 March 1830 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville). Eliza died 11 September 1881 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville). Eliza was the child of James WATKINS and Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE).
Gideon-Darby WRIGHT died 11 January 1911 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Gideon-Darby WRIGHT
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Eliza WATKINS-- Date: abt. 1846 Place: Drummondville, Canada East
Eliza WATKINS was the child of James WATKINS and Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Gideon-Darby WRIGHT and Eliza WATKINS:
Edmund WRIGHT (b.10/27/1854, Drummondville, Canada East d. 09/09/1895, Drummondville, Québec, Canada )
m. Mary Agnes CLARK 4 May 1880
Eliza WATKINS-- Date: abt. 1846 Place: Drummondville, Canada East Eliza WATKINS was the child of James WATKINS and Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Gideon-Darby WRIGHT and Eliza WATKINS:
Edmund WRIGHT (b.10/27/1854, Drummondville, Canada East d. 09/09/1895, Drummondville, Québec, Canada )m. Mary Agnes CLARK 4 May 1880
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1820 Birth 2 April 1820
Drummondville, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Birth of ChildEdmund WRIGHT was born 10/27/1854, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)
Gideon-Darby was 34 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1881 Death of Spouse/PartnerEliza WATKINS died 11 September 1881, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1895 Death of ChildEdmund WRIGHT died 09/09/1895, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)
Gideon-Darby was 75 years old.
1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 Death 11 January 1911
Drummondville, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 90.
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