John MCKEE

Born

Died

10 June 1920 , Leeds, Quebec, Canada

John married Catherine COX 6 December 1876 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine COX was born 18 August 1849 in Iverness, Megantic, Quebec, Canada. Catherine died 19 June 1902 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Robert COX and Catherine MCLEAN .

Parents & Family of John MCKEE

Parents of John MCKEE

Father

John MCKEE

Mother

Mary CHURCH

Grandparents of John MCKEE

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Maternal grandparents

William CHURCH Catherine LAWLOR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John MCKEE

John MCKEE married

Catherine COX
Marriage date: 6 December 1876
Marriage place: Leeds, Quebec, Canada
Catherine COX was the child of Robert COX and Catherine MCLEAN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of John MCKEE and Catherine COX

Bertha May MCKEE

Born: 10 September 1877, Leeds, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2 March 1952, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles Alexander FRASER

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Birth — 1852
2 July 1852
Leeds, Quebec, Canada

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

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 Marriage / Partner
John MCKEE and Catherine COX 6 December 1876, Leeds, Quebec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Bertha May MCKEE was born 10 September 1877, Leeds, Quebec, Canada

John was 25 years old.

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine COX died 19 June 1902, Leeds, Quebec, Canada

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)

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)

Death — 1920
10 June 1920
Leeds, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 67.

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