Thomas
SMITH
(b.
19 December 1806
,
Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
14 December 1892
,
Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Thomas SMITH was born 19 December 1806 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas SMITH was the child of John SMITH and Dorothy SHIPLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Joseph SMITH and Isabella HOLMES (maternal) Thomas SHIPLEY and Elizabeth Ann BRANSBYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Rebecca RIPLEY 4 February 1834 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca RIPLEY was born 27 November 1808 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Rebecca died 5 November 1874 in Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Rebecca was the child of Henry RIPLEY and Isabella Mary FAWCETT.
Thomas SMITH died 14 December 1892 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Rebecca RIPLEY-- Date: 4 February 1834 Place: Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rebecca RIPLEY was the child of Henry RIPLEY and Isabella Mary FAWCETT
Children of Thomas SMITH and Rebecca RIPLEY:
John C SMITH (b.5 December 1833, Nappan, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 February 1913, Fenwick, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Hannah E RIPLEY 30 October 1859
Rebecca RIPLEY-- Date: 4 February 1834 Place: Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, CanadaRebecca RIPLEY was the child of Henry RIPLEY and Isabella Mary FAWCETT
Children of Thomas SMITH and Rebecca RIPLEY:
John C SMITH (b.5 December 1833, Nappan, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 February 1913, Fenwick, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Hannah E RIPLEY 30 October 1859
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1806 Birth 19 December 1806
Nappan, 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 England1833 Birth of ChildJohn C SMITH was born 5 December 1833, Nappan, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas was 26 years old.
1834 Marriage / PartnerThomas SMITH and Rebecca RIPLEY 4 February 1834, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 27 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)
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 Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerRebecca RIPLEY died 5 November 1874, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1878 - 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 Death 14 December 1892
Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 86.
Added: 11/5/2025 2:19:47 PM
- Updated: 12/2/2025 12:10:07 PM
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