James
BARR
(b.
13 September 1811
,
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
2 February 1898
,
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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James BARR was born 13 September 1811 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
James BARR was the child of Robert BARR and Hephzibah DOTY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henry BARR (LEBARRE) and Elizabeth Ann BENNETT (maternal) Samuel DOTY and Hephzibah PORTERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James married Susan STEELE 7 January 1840 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susan STEELE was born 26 January 1817 in Tusket, Nova Scotia, Canada. Susan was the child of Stephen STEEL and Elizabeth BARNES.
James BARR died 2 February 1898 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Susan STEELE-- Date: 7 January 1840 Place: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Susan STEELE was the child of Stephen STEEL and Elizabeth BARNES
Children of James BARR and Susan STEELE:
Sarah Jane BARR (b.18 May 1855, Weaver Settlement, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 November 1923, Southville, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Henry LEWIS 25 December 1870
Susan STEELE-- Date: 7 January 1840 Place: Digby, Nova Scotia, CanadaSusan STEELE was the child of Stephen STEEL and Elizabeth BARNES
Children of James BARR and Susan STEELE:
Sarah Jane BARR (b.18 May 1855, Weaver Settlement, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 November 1923, Southville, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Henry LEWIS 25 December 1870
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1811 Birth 13 September 1811
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Marriage / PartnerJames BARR and Susan STEELE 7 January 1840, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 28 years old.
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.1855 Birth of ChildSarah Jane BARR was born 18 May 1855, Weaver Settlement, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
James was 43 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 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
1898 Death 2 February 1898
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 86.
Added: 8/18/2022 4:35:28 PM
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