John FLYNN

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15 August 1867 , Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

22 November 1929 , Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Born: 15 August 1867 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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John married Mary Ellen COYLE 25 April 1898 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ellen COYLE was born 16 July 1867 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Ellen died 11 March 1936 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

John FLYNN died 22 November 1929 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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John FLYNN married

Mary Ellen COYLE
Marriage date: 25 April 1898
Marriage place: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of John FLYNN and Mary Ellen COYLE

Joseph Clement FLYNN

Born: 25 February 1900, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 28 September 1966, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Mary Edith VINEAULT (VIENNEAU) 4 April 1924 Place: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1867
15 August 1867
Saint John, New Brunswick, 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 - 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
John FLYNN and Mary Ellen COYLE 25 April 1898, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Joseph Clement FLYNN was born 25 February 1900, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

John was 32 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)

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))

1924 Marriage of Child
Joseph Clement FLYNN married 4 April 1924, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Mary Edith VINEAULT (VIENNEAU)

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada