William Thompson SMITH

Born

27 September 1873 , Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada

Died

17 February 1935 , Lesmesurier, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada

William Thompson married Edith Edwina WARCUP 15 June 1898 in Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edith Edwina WARCUP was born 19 April 1874 in Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada. Edith Edwina died abt. 1950 in Québec Province, Canada. Edith Edwina was the child of Charles WARCUP and Isabella FORTIER .

Parents & Family of William Thompson SMITH

Parents of William Thompson SMITH

Father

James SMITH

Mother

Mary THOMPSON

Grandparents of William Thompson SMITH

Paternal grandparents

Malcom SMITH Mary MCMILLAN

Maternal grandparents

William THOMPSON Catherine GRAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Thompson SMITH

William Thompson SMITH married

Edith Edwina WARCUP
Marriage date: 15 June 1898
Marriage place: Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada
Edith Edwina WARCUP was the child of Charles WARCUP and Isabella FORTIER

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

Children of William Thompson SMITH and Edith Edwina WARCUP

Donald-Fortier SMITH

Born: 2 April 1902, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
Died: 6 September 1964, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Pauline Eunice FRASER 24 August 1929

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Birth — 1873
27 September 1873
Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, 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)

1898 Marriage / Partner
William Thompson SMITH and Edith Edwina WARCUP 15 June 1898, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada

He was 24 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 Birth of Child
Donald-Fortier SMITH was born 2 April 1902, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

William Thompson was 28 years old.

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)

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