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Ancestors (and descendant) of Fred William Shanks

Frank Shanks
± 1844-????
Rachel From
1849-????

Fred William Shanks
1872-1949


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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=58946249&pid=2140
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  2. 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, Year: 1901; Census Place: Blissville, Sunbury & Queens, New Brunswick; Page: 2; Family No: 21 / Ancestry.com
  3. 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, Year: 1891; Census Place: Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6306; Family No: 166 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday June 12, 1872

  • There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
    • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
    • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

Day of death June 29, 1949

  • The temperature on June 29, 1949 was between 10.1 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
    • February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
    • March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
    • August 29 » Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
    • September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
    • December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.


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