Leonard
EATON
(b.
15 May 1810
,
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
2 August 1891
,
Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Leonard EATON was born 15 May 1810 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leonard EATON was the child of William EATON and Nancy DEWOLFE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Elisha EATON and Irene BLISS (maternal) John DEWOLFE and Susannah HATCHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Leonard married Elizabeth EATON 1 October 1840 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth EATON was born 14 January 1813 in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elizabeth died 9 May 1905 in Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Jacob EATON and Mary TROOP.
Leonard EATON died 2 August 1891 in Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elizabeth EATON-- Date: 1 October 1840 Place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth EATON was the child of Jacob EATON and Mary TROOP
Children of Leonard EATON and Elizabeth EATON:
Stephen Woodworth EATON (b.28 September 1841, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 July 1918, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Adelaide Maude SANFORD 28 December 1871
Elizabeth EATON-- Date: 1 October 1840 Place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, CanadaElizabeth EATON was the child of Jacob EATON and Mary TROOP
Children of Leonard EATON and Elizabeth EATON:
Stephen Woodworth EATON (b.28 September 1841, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 July 1918, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada )m. Adelaide Maude SANFORD 28 December 1871
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1810 Birth 15 May 1810
Cornwallis, 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 England
1840 Marriage / PartnerLeonard EATON and Elizabeth EATON 1 October 1840, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 30 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildStephen Woodworth EATON was born 28 September 1841, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leonard was 31 years old.
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.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 Death 2 August 1891
Lower Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 10/30/2025 2:34:01 PM
- Updated: 11/21/2025 11:35:26 AM
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