John Jacob
TURPLE
(b.
16 September 1804
,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
5 March 1884
,
Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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John Jacob TURPLE was born 16 September 1804 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Jacob TURPLE was the child of William TURPLE and Polly WISTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Jacob married Grizella BARBRICK abt. 1836 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Grizella BARBRICK was born abt. 1806 in Lower Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. Grizella died 8 February 1892 in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
John Jacob TURPLE died 5 March 1884 in Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Grizella BARBRICK-- Date: abt. 1836 Place:
Children of John Jacob TURPLE and Grizella BARBRICK:
John Cambell TURPLE (b.13 July 1844, Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 June 1925, Admiral Rock, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Mary Smith WATSON 19 June 1872
Grizella BARBRICK-- Date: abt. 1836 Place: Children of John Jacob TURPLE and Grizella BARBRICK:
John Cambell TURPLE (b.13 July 1844, Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 June 1925, Admiral Rock, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Mary Smith WATSON 19 June 1872
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1804 Birth 16 September 1804
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1844 Birth of ChildJohn Cambell TURPLE was born 13 July 1844, Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Jacob was 39 years old.
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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1884 Death 5 March 1884
Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 10/15/2025 12:00:24 AM
- Updated: 12/2/2025 10:24:34 PM
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