John Henry
RIPLEY
(b.
17 April 1795
,
Nappan Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
8 August 1872
,
Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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John Henry RIPLEY was born 17 April 1795 in Nappan Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Henry RIPLEY was the child of Henry RIPLEY and Isabella Mary FAWCETTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Henry married Amelia Frances DICKENSON abt. 1817 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amelia Frances DICKENSON was born 6 November 1800 in Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
John Henry RIPLEY died 8 August 1872 in Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of John Henry RIPLEY
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Amelia Frances DICKENSON-- Date: abt. 1817 Place:
Children of John Henry RIPLEY and Amelia Frances DICKENSON:
Mary RIPLEY (b.20 November 1817, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1901, )
m. James REID (READ) 8 March 1833
Amelia Frances DICKENSON-- Date: abt. 1817 Place: Children of John Henry RIPLEY and Amelia Frances DICKENSON:
Mary RIPLEY (b.20 November 1817, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1901, )m. James REID (READ) 8 March 1833
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1795 Birth 17 April 1795
Nappan Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1817 Birth of ChildMary RIPLEY was born 20 November 1817, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Henry was 22 years old.
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.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.
1872 Death 8 August 1872
Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 11/19/2025 12:44:19 PM
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