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Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO was born abt. 1815 in Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth "Eliza" married Cornelius "Con" DENNY abt. 1832 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cornelius "Con" DENNY was born 17 March 1815 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cornelius "Con" died 1 May 1928 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cornelius "Con" was the child of William DENNEY and Mary BALL.
Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO died abt. 1901 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO
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Cornelius "Con" DENNY-- Date: abt. 1832 Place:
Cornelius "Con" DENNY was the child of William DENNEY and Mary BALL
Children of Cornelius "Con" DENNY and Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO:
William DENNEY (b.abt. 1833, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
m. Ellen E KELLY 7 June 1857 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA (West Cambridge)
Cornelius "Con" DENNY-- Date: abt. 1832 Place: Cornelius "Con" DENNY was the child of William DENNEY and Mary BALL
Children of Cornelius "Con" DENNY and Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO:
William DENNEY (b.abt. 1833, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Ellen E KELLY 7 June 1857 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA (West Cambridge)
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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)
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.
1857 Marriage of ChildWilliam DENNEY married 7 June 1857, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA (West Cambridge) to Ellen E KELLY
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 Canada
Added: 11/12/2025 11:15:17 AM
- Updated: 11/12/2025 11:15:27 AM
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