Alexander MCKENZIE

Born

14 November 1841 , Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

22 November 1914 , Winchester, Massachusetts, USA

Alexander married Maria FITZGERALD 4 August 1867 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maria FITZGERALD was born March 1845 in Ireland. Maria died 12 December 1913 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA. Maria was the child of John FITZGERALD and Mary Ellen DONOVAN .

Parents & Family of Alexander MCKENZIE

Parents of Alexander MCKENZIE

Father

Donald MCKENZIE

Mother

Mary MCDONALD

Grandparents of Alexander MCKENZIE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexander MCKENZIE

Alexander MCKENZIE married

Maria FITZGERALD
Marriage date: 4 August 1867
Marriage place: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Maria FITZGERALD was the child of John FITZGERALD and Mary Ellen DONOVAN

Children of Alexander MCKENZIE and Maria FITZGERALD

Edward Patrick MCKENZIE

Born: March 1868, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 May 1955, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Ann BURKE 14 June 1899 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1841
14 November 1841
Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Marriage / Partner
Alexander MCKENZIE and Maria FITZGERALD 4 August 1867, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
Edward Patrick MCKENZIE was born March 1868, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA

Alexander was 26 years old.

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.

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)

1899 Marriage of Child
Edward Patrick MCKENZIE married 14 June 1899, Boston, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Ann BURKE

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)