John Roger GEMMILL

Born

1 August 1841 , Lanark Co., Lanark, Canada West

Died

1 January 1922 , Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Heart Failure

John Roger married Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR 20 January 1869 in Kent, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR was born 22 January 1847 in Raleigh, Kent Co., Canada West. Janet "Jessie" died 4 December 1886 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. Janet "Jessie" was the child of Archibald MCKELLAR and Lucy MACNABB .

Parents & Family of John Roger GEMMILL

Parents of John Roger GEMMILL

Father

John Raeside GEMMILL

Mother

Margaret ROGERS

Grandparents of John Roger GEMMILL

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JOHN R. GEMMILL, Sheriff Kent County Born Aug 1, 1841 Died Jan 2, 1922

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Editor of Chatham Banner Newspaper and also Sheriff of Chatham.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John Roger GEMMILL

John Roger GEMMILL married

Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR
Marriage date: 20 January 1869
Marriage place: Kent, Ontario, Canada
Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR was the child of Archibald MCKELLAR and Lucy MACNABB

Children of John Roger GEMMILL and Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR

Marion GEMMILL

Born: 16 August 1885, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Died: 14 February 1969, Cannington, Ontario, Canada

Married: William Copeland LIVINGSTONE 6 October 1914

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Birth — 1841
1 August 1841
Lanark Co., Lanark, Canada West

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage / Partner
John Roger GEMMILL and Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR 20 January 1869, Kent, Ontario, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Birth of Child
Marion GEMMILL was born 16 August 1885, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

John Roger was 44 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Janet "Jessie" MCKELLAR died 4 December 1886, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Death — 1922
1 January 1922
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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