When Catherine Jani Atkinson was born in 1859, in Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, George Black Atkinson, was 38 and her mother, Lavinia C. Brownell, was 35. She lived in New Brunswick, British North America in 1861.
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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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July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.
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