Annis FENTON

(b. April 1809 , East Gwillimbury, York, Upper Canada d. 28 December 1884 , Uxbridge, Durham, Ontario, Canada )

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Annis FENTON was born April 1809 in East Gwillimbury, York, Upper Canada

Annis FENTON was the child of William FENTON and Sarah LUKENS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Annis married Randal WIXSON 31 August 1826 in Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Randal WIXSON was born 7 March 1799 in Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Randal died 11 November 1870 in Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. Randal was the child of Joseph E WIXSON and Deborah TOWNSEND.

Annis FENTON died 28 December 1884 in Uxbridge, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
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Annis FENTON married

Randal WIXSON-- Date: 31 August 1826 Place: , Upper Canada
Randal WIXSON was the child of Joseph E WIXSON and Deborah TOWNSEND

Children of Randal WIXSON and Annis FENTON:

Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON (b.17 March 1828, Uxbridge, Upper Canada d. 1 August 1886, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada)
m. Richard FLEWELL 16 September 1846

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1809 Birth
April 1809
East Gwillimbury, York, Upper Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Annis FENTON and Randal WIXSON 31 August 1826, , Ontario, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Clarissa "Clara" WICKSON was born 17 March 1828, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Annis was 18 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.