Melissa Jane
WARD
(b.
6 November 1847
,
Harvey Township, Peterborough, Canada West
d.
22 July 1929
,
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
)
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Melissa Jane WARD was born 6 November 1847 in Harvey Township, Peterborough, Canada West
Melissa Jane WARD was the child of Seth WARD and Jane SHANNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Melissa Jane married Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT 5 July 1893 in Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT was born 10 October 1865 in Ontario, Canada. Francis "Frank" died 20 February 1920 in Victoria, Ontario, Canada. Francis "Frank" was the child of Isaac ARSCOTT and Sarah Jane LAVERY.
Melissa Jane WARD died 22 July 1929 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
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Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT-- Date: 5 July 1893 Place: Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT was the child of Isaac ARSCOTT and Sarah Jane LAVERY
Children of Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT and Melissa Jane WARD:
Myrtle Rose ARSCOTT (b.8 February 1893, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada d. 3 May 1980, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)
m. Sidney REVOY 6 March 1912
Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT-- Date: 5 July 1893 Place: Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, CanadaFrancis "Frank" ARSCOTT was the child of Isaac ARSCOTT and Sarah Jane LAVERY
Children of Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT and Melissa Jane WARD:
Myrtle Rose ARSCOTT (b.8 February 1893, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada d. 3 May 1980, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)m. Sidney REVOY 6 March 1912
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1847 Birth 6 November 1847
Harvey Township, Peterborough, Canada West
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.
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 Canada
1893 Marriage / PartnerMelissa Jane WARD and Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT 5 July 1893, Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
She was 45 years old.
1893 Birth of ChildMyrtle Rose ARSCOTT was born 8 February 1893, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Melissa Jane was 45 years old.
1894 - 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 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 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrancis "Frank" ARSCOTT died 20 February 1920, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1929 Death 22 July 1929
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 81.
Added: 12/18/2021 10:44:14 AM
- Updated: 10/15/2025 12:32:02 PM
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