James O'KANE

Born

2 March 1857 , Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

1 September 1927 , Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

James married Elizabeth Mary WHITTY 24 November 1886 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Mary WHITTY was born 30 August 1863 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth Mary died 11 April 1930 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth Mary was the child of Patrick WHITTY and Rose SCOTT .

Parents & Family of James O'KANE

Parents of James O'KANE

Father

Thomas O'KANE

Mother

Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY

Grandparents of James O'KANE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Martin CRANNEY Ann WADDLETON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James O'KANE

James O'KANE married

Elizabeth Mary WHITTY
Marriage date: 24 November 1886
Marriage place: Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth Mary WHITTY was the child of Patrick WHITTY and Rose SCOTT

Children of James O'KANE and Elizabeth Mary WHITTY

Patrick Thomas Raymond O'KANE

Born: 16 February 1892, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 16 December 1962, Millinocket, Maine, USA

Married: Mary Eva LEPAGE 9 May 1921 Place: Millinocket, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1857
2 March 1857
Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, 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 - 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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
James O'KANE and Elizabeth Mary WHITTY 24 November 1886, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 29 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Patrick Thomas Raymond O'KANE was born 16 February 1892, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

James was 34 years old.

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 - 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 Marriage of Child
Patrick Thomas Raymond O'KANE married 9 May 1921, Millinocket, Maine, USA to Mary Eva LEPAGE

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