flag female ancestor  Margaret  FISHER

  (b. 22 August 1771 Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. April 1853 Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Margaret FISHER was born 22 August 1771 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Margaret FISHER was the child of ?   and   ?

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Margaret  married  George Gordon FARNELL abt. 1790 .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
George Gordon FARNELL  was born 29 April 1759 in Otley, Yorkshire, England.  George Gordon died abt. 1828 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Margaret FISHER died April 1853 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Margaret FISHER

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Margaret FISHER married immigrant flag male ancestor George Gordon FARNELL-- Date: abt. 1790 Place: 


Children of George Gordon FARNELL and Margaret FISHER:

flag photo of George Gordon FARNELL  George Gordon FARNELL (b.January 1793, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. abt. 1865, )
m. Huldah WHITE 1824 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

flag photo of Elizabeth FARNELL  Elizabeth FARNELL (b.October 1808, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. January 1891, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. William LEMMON 1830



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birth1771 Birth
22 August 1771
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Birth of Child
George Gordon FARNELL was born January 1793, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Margaret was 21 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Elizabeth FARNELL was born October 1808, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Margaret was 37 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1853 Death
April 1853
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

She died at the age of 81.
Added: 12/2/2025 12:00:59 PM - Updated: 12/2/2025 10:04:59 PM

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