James Andrew MORRISON

Born

January 11 1866 , South Granville, P.E.I., Canada

Died

December 11 1938 , Summerside, P.E.I., Canada

Age: 72

James Andrew married Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE 22 February 1895 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE was born April 25 1874 in Westmoreland, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Bertha Amelia died April 20 1949 in Conway, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Bertha Amelia was the child of Barnabas TROWSDALE and Susan (Susannah) WOOD .

Parents & Family of James Andrew MORRISON

Parents of James Andrew MORRISON

Father

Robert Wallace MORRISON

Mother

Catherine MCLEOD

Grandparents of James Andrew MORRISON

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Donald MCLEOD Marion Catherine GILLIS

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James Andrew MORRISON

James Andrew MORRISON married

Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE
Marriage date: 22 February 1895
Marriage place: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE was the child of Barnabas TROWSDALE and Susan (Susannah) WOOD

Children of James Andrew MORRISON and Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE

Daniel Roland MORRISON

Born: April 08 1900, Conway, P.E.I., Canada
Died: abt. 1980, , Prince Edward Island, Canada

Married: Georgie Patricia BOWNESS

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Birth — 1866
January 11 1866
South Granville, P.E.I., Canada

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.

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

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
James Andrew MORRISON and Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE 22 February 1895, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

He was 29 years old.

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)

1900 Birth of Child
Daniel Roland MORRISON was born April 08 1900, Conway, P.E.I., Canada

James Andrew was 34 years old.

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

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada