William
DEMERCHANT
(b.
10 September 1828
,
Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
24 January 1906
,
Monquart, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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William DEMERCHANT was born 10 September 1828 in Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
William DEMERCHANT was the child of Robert DEMERCHANT and Sarah GEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Cuffman DEMERCHANT and Mary Euella POMPHREY (maternal) Cornelius GEE and Rachel FOWLERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Mary Louisa BROWN abt. 1847 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Louisa BROWN was born 21 December 1827 in New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Louisa died October 1914 in Monquart, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
William DEMERCHANT died 24 January 1906 in Monquart, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Family and Children of William DEMERCHANT
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Mary Louisa BROWN-- Date: abt. 1847 Place:
Children of William DEMERCHANT and Mary Louisa BROWN:
Gideon DEMERCHANT (b.28 August 1856, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. 28 April 1885, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Easther GEE 1874 in , New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Louisa BROWN-- Date: abt. 1847 Place: Children of William DEMERCHANT and Mary Louisa BROWN:
Gideon DEMERCHANT (b.28 August 1856, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. 28 April 1885, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Easther GEE 1874 in , New Brunswick, Canada
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1828 Birth 10 September 1828
Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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.1856 Birth of ChildGideon DEMERCHANT was born 28 August 1856, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
William was 27 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.
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 Death of ChildGideon DEMERCHANT died 28 April 1885, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
William was 56 years old.
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 Canada1896 - 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 England1906 Death 24 January 1906
Monquart, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 10/14/2025 12:21:53 PM
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