Silas Rockwell
PROSSER
(b.
29 January 1833
,
Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
12 June 1895
,
Waterville, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Silas Rockwell PROSSER was born 29 January 1833 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Silas Rockwell PROSSER was the child of Jeremiah PROSSER and Elizabeth ROCKWELL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jeremiah PROSSER and Charlotte UNKNOWN (maternal) Benjamin ROCKWELL and Susan Ann TAPLEYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Silas Rockwell married Elizabeth HAVENS abt. 1858 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HAVENS was born 30 September 1843 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth died 15 February 1925 in Waterville, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Samuel HAVENS and Susannah KINNEY.
Silas Rockwell PROSSER died 12 June 1895 in Waterville, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Elizabeth HAVENS-- Date: abt. 1858 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth HAVENS was the child of Samuel HAVENS and Susannah KINNEY
Children of Silas Rockwell PROSSER and Elizabeth HAVENS:
Georgianne PROSSER (b.10 June 1858, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 17 June 1942, Beechwood, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Howard Stanley BROAD 1880
Elizabeth HAVENS-- Date: abt. 1858 Place: , New Brunswick, CanadaElizabeth HAVENS was the child of Samuel HAVENS and Susannah KINNEY
Children of Silas Rockwell PROSSER and Elizabeth HAVENS:
Georgianne PROSSER (b.10 June 1858, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 17 June 1942, Beechwood, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Howard Stanley BROAD 1880
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1833 Birth 29 January 1833
Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Birth of ChildGeorgianne PROSSER was born 10 June 1858, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Silas Rockwell was 25 years old.
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 Canada
1895 Death 12 June 1895
Waterville, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
Added: 10/13/2025 6:33:59 PM
- Updated: 11/2/2025 11:11:09 AM
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