John WALLACE

Born

6 January 1860 , Uxbridge, Scott Township, Canada West

Died

12 November 1915 , Uxbridge, Scott Township, Ontario, Canada

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Born: 6 January 1860 in Uxbridge, Scott Township, Canada West

Parents of John WALLACE

Father

George WALLACE

Mother

Sarah MCPEAK

Grandparents of John WALLACE

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John married Eliza Jane PALLISTER 14 December 1887 in York, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eliza Jane PALLISTER was born 20 January 1869 in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. Eliza Jane died 17 October 1956 in Uxbridge Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Eliza Jane was the child of Mark PALLISTER and Mary KEAST.

John WALLACE died 12 November 1915 in Uxbridge, Scott Township, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John WALLACE

John WALLACE married

Eliza Jane PALLISTER
Marriage date: 14 December 1887
Marriage place: York, Ontario, Canada
Eliza Jane PALLISTER was the child of Mark PALLISTER and Mary KEAST

Children of John WALLACE and Eliza Jane PALLISTER

Ethel Minnie WALLACE

Born: 8 July 1903, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Died: 3 February 1972, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Married: Samuel MONTGOMERY 17 December 1921

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Birth — 1860
6 January 1860
Uxbridge, Scott Township, Canada West

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
John WALLACE and Eliza Jane PALLISTER 14 December 1887, York, Ontario, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Ethel Minnie WALLACE was born 8 July 1903, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

John was 43 years old.

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)