Charles Pickering
TOWER
(b.
abt. 1846
,
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
5 November 1902
,
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Charles Pickering TOWER was born abt. 1846 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles Pickering TOWER was the child of Gilbert TOWER and Rebecca WARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin TOWER and Mehitable MILLS (maternal) James WARD and Lois SNOWDONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles Pickering married Margaret KENNY 26 December 1871 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret KENNY was born August 1853 in New Brunswick, Canada.
Charles Pickering TOWER died 5 November 1902 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Family and Children of Charles Pickering TOWER
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Margaret KENNY-- Date: 26 December 1871 Place:
Children of Charles Pickering TOWER and Margaret KENNY:
Margaret V TOWER (b.abt. 1894, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Edward Aloysius HEWITT 23 February 1914 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Margaret KENNY-- Date: 26 December 1871 Place: Children of Charles Pickering TOWER and Margaret KENNY:
Margaret V TOWER (b.abt. 1894, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )m. Edward Aloysius HEWITT 23 February 1914 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
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1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.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.
1871 Marriage / PartnerCharles Pickering TOWER and Margaret KENNY 26 December 1871,
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 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 Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
1902 Death 5 November 1902
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles is buried at: Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John N.B.
Added: 7/1/2021 2:30:03 PM
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