Abigail-Jane
VAN DYKE
(b.
22 April 1841
,
East Hereford, Compton, Canada East
d.
26 August 1882
,
East Hereford, Compton, Québec, Canada
)
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Abigail-Jane VAN DYKE was born 22 April 1841 in East Hereford, Compton, Canada East
Abigail-Jane VAN DYKE was the child of George VAN DYKE and Abigail Hatch DIXONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail-Jane married John WHEELER abt. 1868 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John WHEELER was born 12 October 1828 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). John died 15 January 1900 in Paquetteville, Compton, Quebec, Canada. John was the child of Jubal WHEELER and Mary VAN DYKE.
Abigail-Jane VAN DYKE died 26 August 1882 in East Hereford, Compton, Québec, 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Abigail-Jane VAN DYKE
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John WHEELER-- Date: abt. 1868 Place:
John WHEELER was the child of Jubal WHEELER and Mary VAN DYKE
Children of John WHEELER and Abigail-Jane VAN DYKE:
Mary WHEELER (b.2 December, 1868, East Hereford, Quebec, Canada d. 8 July, 1907, East Hereford, Quebec, Canada)
m. Francois (Francis) Oliver RANCLOS (DUFAULT) 27 August 1892 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond)
John WHEELER-- Date: abt. 1868 Place: John WHEELER was the child of Jubal WHEELER and Mary VAN DYKE
Children of John WHEELER and Abigail-Jane VAN DYKE:
Mary WHEELER (b.2 December, 1868, East Hereford, Quebec, Canada d. 8 July, 1907, East Hereford, Quebec, Canada)m. Francois (Francis) Oliver RANCLOS (DUFAULT) 27 August 1892 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond)
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1841 Birth 22 April 1841
East Hereford, Compton, Canada East
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.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 ChildMary WHEELER was born 2 December, 1868, East Hereford, Quebec, Canada
Abigail-Jane was 27 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1882 Death 26 August 1882
East Hereford, Compton, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 41.
Added: 10/1/2025 2:29:42 PM
- Updated: 11/4/2025 2:22:32 PM
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