Robert Maurice BUCHAN

Born

12 July 1851 , Killin, Scotland

Died

26 October 1925 , Gatineau, Québec, Canada

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Robert Maurice BUCHAN was born 12 July 1851 in Killin, Scotland

Robert Maurice BUCHAN was the child of ? and ?

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Robert Maurice married Barbara Caroline PURDY 20 January 1879 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barbara Caroline PURDY was born 2 March 1861 in Beckwith, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada. Barbara Caroline died 8 July 1948 in East Templeton, Hull, Quebec, Canada. Barbara Caroline was the child of James PURDY and Nancy Elizabeth TAMAN.

Robert Maurice BUCHAN died 26 October 1925 in Gatineau, Québec, Canada .

Died in the Templeton neighborhood of Gatineau.

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Robert Maurice BUCHAN married

Barbara Caroline PURDY-- Date: 20 January 1879 Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Barbara Caroline PURDY was the child of James PURDY and Nancy Elizabeth TAMAN

Children of Robert Maurice BUCHAN and Barbara Caroline PURDY

James BUCHAN (b.11 September 1879, Gatineau, Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1912, Saranac Lake, New York, USA)
m. Beulah Ethel GATES 20 September 1905

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1851 Birth
12 July 1851
Killin, Scotland

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

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.

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

1879 Marriage / Partner
Robert Maurice BUCHAN and Barbara Caroline PURDY 20 January 1879, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1879 Birth of Child
James BUCHAN was born 11 September 1879, Gatineau, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Gatineau) (Touraine) (East Templeton) (West Templeton)

Robert Maurice was 28 years old.

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

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

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

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)

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)