Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY

Born

24 May 1832 , Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

22 April 1919 , Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

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Martin CRANNEY Ann WADDLETON

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Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY was born 24 May 1832 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY was the child of Martin CRANNEY and Ann WADDLETON

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Rebecca Winifred married Thomas O'KANE 18 July 1850 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas O'KANE was born 9 September 1826 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Thomas died 18 April 1877 in Inkerman, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.

Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY died 22 April 1919 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY married

Thomas O'KANE-- Date: 18 July 1850 Place: Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of Thomas O'KANE and Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY

James O'KANE (b.2 March 1857, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1 September 1927, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Elizabeth Mary WHITTY 24 November 1886

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1832 Birth
24 May 1832
Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca Winifred CRANNEY and Thomas O'KANE 18 July 1850, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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

1857 Birth of Child
James O'KANE was born 2 March 1857, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Rebecca Winifred was 24 years old.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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

1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas O'KANE died 18 April 1877, Inkerman, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

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)

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

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)

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)