Margaret Jane BARR

Born

12 April 1874 , Bromley Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Died

15 November 1948 , Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada

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Thomas BARR Janet Belle MILLER

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Born: 12 April 1874 in Bromley Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas BARR

Mother: Janet Belle MILLER

Paternal grandparents: David BARR , Agnes AIRTH

Maternal grandparents: Alexander MILLER , Margaret Allan LINDSAY

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Margaret Jane married James SCOTT 27 March 1900 in Bromley, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James SCOTT was born 25 March 1873 in Bromley, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. James died January 10, 1953 in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada (Haileybury) (New Liskeard) (Dymond). James was the child of James SCOTT and Annie WILSON.

Margaret Jane BARR died 15 November 1948 in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada .

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James SCOTT
Marriage date: 27 March 1900
Marriage place: Bromley, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
James SCOTT was the child of James SCOTT and Annie WILSON

Children of James SCOTT and Margaret Jane BARR

Harry Barr SCOTT

Born: May 28, 1907, Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada
Died: November 10, 1984, Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada

Married: Edna Martha TERRY 2 June 1937 Place: Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada (Haileybury) (New Liskeard) (Dymond)

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Birth — 1874
12 April 1874
Bromley Township, Renfrew County, 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
Margaret Jane BARR and James SCOTT 27 March 1900, Bromley, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

She was 25 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)

1907 Birth of Child
Harry Barr SCOTT was born May 28, 1907, Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada (Haileybury) (New Liskeard) (Dymond)

Margaret Jane was 33 years old.

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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1937 Marriage of Child
Harry Barr SCOTT married 2 June 1937, Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada (Haileybury) (New Liskeard) (Dymond) to Edna Martha TERRY

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.