James
SANFORD
(b.
22 August 1816
,
Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
6 September 1905
,
Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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James SANFORD was born 22 August 1816 in Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
James SANFORD was the child of John SANFORD and Lucy FARNSWORTH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY (maternal) Solomon FARNSWORTH and Lucy FARNSWORTHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James married Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB abt. 1840 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB was born 22 July 1818 in Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Evangeline Angelina Sophronia died 6 May 1894 Evangeline Angelina Sophronia was the child of Joseph NEWCOMB and Ruth LYONS.
James SANFORD died 6 September 1905 in Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of James SANFORD
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Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB-- Date: abt. 1840 Place:
Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB was the child of Joseph NEWCOMB and Ruth LYONS
Children of James SANFORD and Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB:
Adelaide Maude SANFORD (b.1 June 1844, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 9 March 1920, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Stephen Woodworth EATON 28 December 1871
Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB-- Date: abt. 1840 Place: Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB was the child of Joseph NEWCOMB and Ruth LYONS
Children of James SANFORD and Evangeline Angelina Sophronia NEWCOMB:
Adelaide Maude SANFORD (b.1 June 1844, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 9 March 1920, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada )m. Stephen Woodworth EATON 28 December 1871
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1816 Birth 22 August 1816
Pereaux, Kings, 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 ChildAdelaide Maude SANFORD was born 1 June 1844, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
James was 27 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 - 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 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 England
1905 Death 6 September 1905
Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 89.
Added: 10/30/2025 2:32:17 PM
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