William DEVINE

(b. 12 July 1874 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 22 March 1939 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada )

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William DEVINE was born 12 July 1874 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

William DEVINE was the child of ? and ?

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William married Marie Georgina HIGGINS 7 November 1900 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie Georgina HIGGINS was born 13 August 1875 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marie Georgina died 29 July 1947

William DEVINE died 22 March 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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William DEVINE married

Marie Georgina HIGGINS-- Date: 7 November 1900 Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Children of William DEVINE and Marie Georgina HIGGINS:

Peter DEVINE (b.25 April 1909, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 12 May 1981, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Gleama Joyce SPLANE 28 August 1934 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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1874 Birth
12 July 1874
Ottawa, Ontario, 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

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 Marriage / Partner
William DEVINE and Marie Georgina HIGGINS 7 November 1900, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

He was 26 years old.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
West Block, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Canada.
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Elgin Street, Ottawa.
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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)

1909 Birth of Child
Peter DEVINE was born 25 April 1909, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

William was 34 years old.

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