103 - Marie Frey - Didsbury, Alberta
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Marie Frey is interred in the Didsbury Cemetery located on 16th Avenue near Sandpiper Drive. She is one of three centenarians we located while visiting the Didsbury Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMPGNG
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/29/2015
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Marie Frey was born in 1895 and passed away in 1998 at the age of 103. She was married to Amsey Frey and it is unknown if they had children. Amsey Frey predeceased Marie and died in 1973 at the age of 90.
During Marie's lifetime; some of the events that took place were World Wars I and II and the Boer War in South Africa and Korean War. Also events that took place, locally, were the Frank Slide and the Hillcrest Explosion. Alberta became a province of Canada in 1905.
Also occurred were in 1981 the West Edmonton Mall opened, becoming the world's largest shopping center at that time and in 1988 the Winter Olympics were held in Calgary.
A timeline is provided highlighting events that took place during Marie Frey's lifetime.
1895 - Marie Frey was born
1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike
1897 - Construction begins on Crowsnest Pass railway
1899 - 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
1905 - Alberta becomes a province of 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 is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1908 - Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa
1910 - Royal Canadian Navy formed
1914 - Hillcrest Explosion
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
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1964 - Oil Sands development at Fort McMurray began
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1969 - Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1973 - Amsey Frey, husband of Marie, passed away at the age of 90
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
1986 - Expo 86 held in Vancouver
1996 - Blizzard dumped 59 inches of snow in British Columbia
1998 - Marie Frey passed away at the age of 103
Location of Headstone: Didsbury Cemetery
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