James
REID (READ)
(b.
17 November 1812
,
Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
3 May 1885
,
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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James REID (READ) was born 17 November 1812 in Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
James REID (READ) was the child of Thomas Burney READ and Sarah BROWN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert READ and Mary RIPLEY (maternal) James BROWN and Sarah HARRISONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James married Mary RIPLEY 8 March 1833 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary RIPLEY was born 20 November 1817 in Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary died abt. 1901 Mary was the child of John Henry RIPLEY and Amelia Frances DICKENSON.
James REID (READ) died 3 May 1885 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Mary RIPLEY-- Date: 8 March 1833 Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary RIPLEY was the child of John Henry RIPLEY and Amelia Frances DICKENSON
Children of James REID (READ) and Mary RIPLEY:
Selina Elizabeth REID (b.30 April 1848, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 21 August 1930, Chignecto, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Charles Dewolfe MACDONALD 23 September 1869
Mary RIPLEY-- Date: 8 March 1833 Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, CanadaMary RIPLEY was the child of John Henry RIPLEY and Amelia Frances DICKENSON
Children of James REID (READ) and Mary RIPLEY:
Selina Elizabeth REID (b.30 April 1848, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 21 August 1930, Chignecto, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Charles Dewolfe MACDONALD 23 September 1869
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1812 Birth 17 November 1812
Southampton, Cumberland, 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 England
1833 Marriage / PartnerJames REID (READ) and Mary RIPLEY 8 March 1833, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1837 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Birth of ChildSelina Elizabeth REID was born 30 April 1848, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
James was 35 years old.
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 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 Death 3 May 1885
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
Added: 10/23/2025 3:51:59 PM
- Updated: 11/19/2025 12:45:34 PM
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