101 - Kate Coe - Winfield, British Columbia
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N 50° 01.885 W 119° 24.282
11U E 327783 N 5544894
The Kate Coe headstone is in the Winfield Cemetery located on Newene Road, from Hwy. 97 turn west on Berry Road then north of Newene Road. Cemetery is about 500 meters on your right.
Waymark Code: WMMBVV
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/28/2014
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Kate Coe was born in 1875 and passed away in 1976 at the age of 101.

The Winfield cemetery is a very interesting old cemetery with lots of history.

Some events that took place during her life time included Bell's first functioning telephone is demonstrated in Boston, Battle of Batoche, Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast, first symphony orchestra in Canada, Women won right to vote, 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 Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada. 1875 - Kate Coe was born
1885 - Battle of Batoche, French Canadians rebel against Canada
1885 - The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway is driven at Craigellachie
1889 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast
1890 - Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable
1900 - Reginald Fessenden transmits the world's first wireless spoken message via radio
907 - Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled
1908 - Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is published
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
1924 - The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B C interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1976 - Sadly Kate Coe passed away at the age of 101
Location of Headstone: Winfield Cemetery
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