George
SMITHERS
(b.
14 November 1843
,
La Prairie, Canada East
d.
15 December 1889
,
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
)
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George SMITHERS was born 14 November 1843 in La Prairie, Canada East
George SMITHERS was the child of Charles SMITHERS and Rubina JOHNSTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
George married Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER 22 September 1864 in Montréal, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER was born 3 July 1847 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Mary-Cunningham died 8 January 1929 in Delson, Quebec, Canada. Mary-Cunningham was the child of John FORRESTER and Flora MCLELLAN.
George SMITHERS died 15 December 1889 in Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, 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.
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Family and Children of George SMITHERS
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Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER-- Date: 22 September 1864 Place: Montréal, Canada East
Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER was the child of John FORRESTER and Flora MCLELLAN
Pointe St Charles Presbyterian Saint Mathew, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of George SMITHERS and Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER:
David-Albert SMITHERS (b.24 December 1877, La Prairie, Québec, Canada d. 13 September 1953, )
m. Lélia-Esther ST JAMES 7 November 1903 in Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center)
Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER-- Date: 22 September 1864 Place: Montréal, Canada East Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER was the child of John FORRESTER and Flora MCLELLAN
Pointe St Charles Presbyterian Saint Mathew, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of George SMITHERS and Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER:
David-Albert SMITHERS (b.24 December 1877, La Prairie, Québec, Canada d. 13 September 1953, )m. Lélia-Esther ST JAMES 7 November 1903 in Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center)
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1843 Birth 14 November 1843
La Prairie, Canada East
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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1864 Marriage / PartnerGeorge SMITHERS and Mary-Cunningham FORRESTER 22 September 1864, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 20 years old.
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 Canada1877 Birth of ChildDavid-Albert SMITHERS was born 24 December 1877, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
George was 34 years old.
1878 - 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.
1889 Death 15 December 1889
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 46.
Added: 12/22/2021 9:27:25 PM
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