flag male ancestor  John Wadden  BETHUNE

  (b. 5 January 1791 Williamstown, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Upper Canada   d. 22 August 1872 Québec Province, Canada )  

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John Wadden BETHUNE was born 5 January 1791 in Williamstown, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Upper Canada

John Wadden BETHUNE was the child of John BETHUNE   and   Veronique WADDENS

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

John Wadden  married  Elizabeth HALLOWELL abt. 1816 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HALLOWELL  was born 21 October 1799 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Elizabeth died 26 January 1866 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). 

John Wadden BETHUNE died 22 August 1872 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Occupation

John Wadden BETHUNE was a Reverend.
Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of John Wadden BETHUNE

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John Wadden BETHUNE married flag female ancestor Elizabeth HALLOWELL-- Date: abt. 1816 Place: 


Children of John Wadden BETHUNE and Elizabeth HALLOWELL:

 female ancestor Mary Martha BEHUNE (b.17 October 1823,   d. 25 February 1898, )
m. John Joseph Caldwell ABBOTT 1850



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birth1791 Birth
5 January 1791
Williamstown, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Upper Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1866 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth HALLOWELL died 26 January 1866, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1872 Death
22 August 1872
Québec Province, Canada

He died at the age of 81.

John is buried at: Cimetière Mont-Royal Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Added: 5/31/2024 2:49:10 PM - Updated: 5/31/2024 2:51:59 PM

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