Angus MCNEIL

(b. abt. 1813 , Boisdale, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia d. 11 May 1917 , Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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Angus MCNEIL was born abt. 1813 in Boisdale, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Angus MCNEIL was the child of Jonathan "Eoin Maceoin Ic Ruairdh" MCNEIL and Christie MCPHEE

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Angus married Anne MCSWEEN abt. 1854 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne MCSWEEN was born abt. 1824 in Boisdale, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Angus MCNEIL died 11 May 1917 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Angus MCNEIL married

Anne MCSWEEN-- Date: abt. 1854 Place: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Angus MCNEIL and Anne MCSWEEN:

Anastasia MCNEIL (b.11 March 1863, Bridgeport, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 20 June 1941, River Ryan, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Malcom MCPHERSON

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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

1863 Birth of Child
Anastasia MCNEIL was born 11 March 1863, Bridgeport, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

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)