When Charlotte Phillips was born on 7 May 1847, in New Brunswick, British North America, her father, Matthew Lee Phillips, was 36 and her mother, Catherine Shaw, was 27. She married Abraham Grantham on 10 November 1877, in New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Carleton, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871 and Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada in 1901.
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In 1851, New Brunswick became known for being home to the world's fastest clipper ship, the Marco Polo. It was a three masted clipper ship. It's maiden voyage was to Liverpool and only took 15 days. It sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 76 days.
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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.
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
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