Alexander
MORRIS
(b.
2 August 1830
,
Trouty, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
d.
7 June 1905
,
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
)
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Alexander MORRIS was born 2 August 1830 in Trouty, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Alexander MORRIS was the child of Benjamin MORRIS and Margaret Akerman GOWER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Samuel MORRIS and Mary PINHORN (maternal) William Joseph GOVER and Grace WATERMANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexander married Emily CLIFFORD 26 October 1854 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emily CLIFFORD was born abt. 1831 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Emily died 11 November 1895 in Trouty, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Alexander MORRIS died 7 June 1905 in Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Emily CLIFFORD-- Date: 26 October 1854 Place: Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Children of Alexander MORRIS and Emily CLIFFORD:
Jane MORRIS (b.12 December 1868, Trouty, Newfoundland, Canada d. 4 April 1933, Trouty, Newfoundland, Canada)
m. William Alfred MILLER 27 April 1892
Emily CLIFFORD-- Date: 26 October 1854 Place: Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaChildren of Alexander MORRIS and Emily CLIFFORD:
Jane MORRIS (b.12 December 1868, Trouty, Newfoundland, Canada d. 4 April 1933, Trouty, Newfoundland, Canada)m. William Alfred MILLER 27 April 1892
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1830 Birth 2 August 1830
Trouty, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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.
1854 Marriage / PartnerAlexander MORRIS and Emily CLIFFORD 26 October 1854, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
He was 24 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.
1868 Birth of ChildJane MORRIS was born 12 December 1868, Trouty, Newfoundland, Canada
Alexander was 38 years old.
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 Canada
1895 Death of Spouse/PartnerEmily CLIFFORD died 11 November 1895, Trouty, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1905 Death 7 June 1905
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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