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Elizabeth Powell

Female Abt 1807 - Aft 1880  (74 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1813 
  • 1813: Watervliet Arsenal established.
1817 
  • 1817—1825: Erie Canal construction.
1825 
  • 26 Oct 1825: Erie Canal officially opens.
1836 
  • 30 Apr 1836: West Troy, NY incorporated as village.
1841 
  • 5 Feb 1841: Province of Canada created by merging Upper and Lower Canada, some powers delegated to elected Legislative Assembly.
1861 
  • 1861—1865: Civil War - U.S.
1862 
  • 1862: "The Great Fire" of Troy, NY.
  • 20 May 1862: Homestead Act (US) signed into law.
1867 
  • 1 Jul 1867: British North America Act: -Dominion of Canada created. -Parliament of Canada created. -Position of Prime Minister of Canada created. -Four Provincial governments created - Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. -Governor of Canada is now "Governor-General" -Canada's supreme political authority rests with the Queen and her British Government.
1874 
  • 1 Oct 1874: Original Congress street bridge over the Hudson River between the Village of West Troy to the City of Troy. Formerly served only by ferries.