James HOWARD

Born

13 April 1852 , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

14 September 1919 , Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

James married Mary Clarissa SLAUENWHITE 7 February 1881 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Clarissa SLAUENWHITE was born 20 April 1857 in Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Clarissa died 25 December 1915 in Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Clarissa was the child of William Ephraim SLAUENWHITE and Mary Ann JOLLIMORE .

Parents & Family of James HOWARD

Parents of James HOWARD

Father

Andrew Edward HOWARD

Mother

Margaret SLAUNWHITE

Grandparents of James HOWARD

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

George Henry SLAUNWHITE Ann Elizabeth MARTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of James HOWARD

James HOWARD married

Mary Clarissa SLAUENWHITE
Marriage date: 7 February 1881
Marriage place: Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Clarissa SLAUENWHITE was the child of William Ephraim SLAUENWHITE and Mary Ann JOLLIMORE

Children of James HOWARD and Mary Clarissa SLAUENWHITE

Thomas Edward HOWARD

Born: 13 October 1892, Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 13 November 1965, Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Kathleen LITTLE 24 April 1915

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Birth — 1852
13 April 1852
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of 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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
James HOWARD and Mary Clarissa SLAUENWHITE 7 February 1881, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Thomas Edward HOWARD was born 13 October 1892, Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

James was 40 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)