John
BANKS
(b.
11 September 1811
,
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
9 April 1896
,
Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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John BANKS was born 11 September 1811 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
John BANKS was the child of Timothy Saunders BANKS and Margaret BASS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Moses BANKS and Judith SAUNDERS (maternal) Alden BASS and Catherine BROWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY abt. 1833 in Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY was born 4 July 1813 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cyrena Irene Ann died 14 July 1888 in Tremont, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cyrena Irene Ann was the child of Joseph SPINNEY and Sarah BEECH.
John BANKS died 9 April 1896 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY-- Date: abt. 1833 Place: Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY was the child of Joseph SPINNEY and Sarah BEECH
Children of John BANKS and Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY:
Harriet Melzina BANKS (b.22 April 1847, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 August 1918, Meadowvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Walter Huntington WELTON 31 March 1864
Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY-- Date: abt. 1833 Place: Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, CanadaCyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY was the child of Joseph SPINNEY and Sarah BEECH
Children of John BANKS and Cyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY:
Harriet Melzina BANKS (b.22 April 1847, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 August 1918, Meadowvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Walter Huntington WELTON 31 March 1864
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1811 Birth 11 September 1811
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Birth of ChildHarriet Melzina BANKS was born 22 April 1847, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
John 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 - 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.
1888 Death of Spouse/PartnerCyrena Irene Ann SPINNEY died 14 July 1888, Tremont, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Death 9 April 1896
Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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