Brief Life History of Margaret Henrietta
When Margaret Henrietta Christie was born on 11 July 1817, in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, William Davidson Christie, was 40 and her mother, Henrietta Fawcett, was 29. She married Samuel Maxwell on 12 April 1835, in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 7 May 1885, in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 67.
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- Margaret H Maxwell in household of Samuel Maxwell, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Margaret H Christie, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Margaret H Christie in entry for Annie Florences Maxwell, "Canada, New Brunswick County Register of Births, 1801-1920"
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1867 · British North America Act
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
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1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish: from the personal name Christie, a pet form of Christian , which was used for both men and women, and sometimes perhaps also for the male name Christopher .
American shortened and altered form of the Scandinavian patronymics Christiansen and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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