100 - Arthur Goodwin - Warwick, ON
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N 42° 59.980 W 081° 56.840
17T E 422783 N 4761213
Headstone of Arthur Goodwin
Waymark Code: WM13EPV
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/24/2020
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Arthur Goodwin was born in Leitram, Ireland, in the 18th century. According to the headstone he was 100 years when he died February 3rd, 1869. He was married to Mary Goodwin who passed away at the age of 83 on August 11th, 1876. She is also interred in this cemetery.
During his lifetime some very significant events happened, among which:
1770 British explorer Captain James Cook discovers Australia
1775 American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts
1789 the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bastille Prison
1798 Irish Rebellion against British rule in Ireland
1801 Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1804 Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France
1812 US declares war against Britain
1832 The Rideau Canal in eastern Ontario is opened
1836 First Canadian railroad opens, between Laprairie and St John, Quebec
1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam
1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada
1858 First North American oil well struck in Oil Springs, Ontario
1861-1865 American Civil War
1865 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery
1867 The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec
Location of Headstone: Warwick Roman Catholic Cemetery
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