101 - Adlaid "Adelaide" May Husband - Armstrong, British Columbia
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Adlaid "Adelaide" May Husband was laid to rest in the Armstrong Cemetery located on Highland Park Road, 2.5 km north of Armstrong.
Waymark Code: WMMBTP
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/28/2014
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"Adelaide" May Husband was born in Bethany, Ontario on January 3, 1879 and passed away May 19. 1980 at the age of 101.
Some events that took place during her life time included Gold being discovered in the Klondike, Anne of Green Gables was published, First World War, Women are considered "Persons", birth of the Dionne quintuplets, World War II, Women won right to vote, and O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
1879 - January 3 Adlaid "Adelaide" May Husband was born in Bethany, Ontario
1883 - Standard time zones forms by railroads in US & Canada
1885 - Battle of Batoche, French Canadians rebel against Canada
1885 - The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway is driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia
1889 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast
1890 - Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable
1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike
1899 - The first Canadian troops sent to participate in the Boer War in South Africa
1900 - Reginald Fessenden transmits the world's first wireless spoken message via radio
1902 - The first symphony orchestra in Canada
1907 - Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled
1907 - Proclamation sets fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada
1908 - Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is published
1908 - Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa
1910 - Royal Canadian Navy formed
1914 - The First World War begins Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1919 - Canadian National Railways established
1920 - New Canadian small cent coin is released
1924 - The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
1927 - To celebrate Canada's Diamond jubilee the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast is made
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets attracts international media attention
1938 - FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada
1939 - In WW II - Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B C interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1942 - Over 22,000 Canadians of Japanese descent are stripped of non- portable possessions
1956 - March 18 Fredrick Husband passed away today, husband of
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1969 - Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1979 - Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale
1980 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1980 - May 19 Sadly Adlaid "Adelaide" May Husband passed away today at 101
Location of Headstone: Armstrong Cemetery
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