Esther STAPLES

Born

14 April 1850 , Cobourg, Lifford, Manvers, Canada West

Died

20 October 1920 , Treherne, Manitoba, Canada

Esther married James HALLADAY 12 February 1873 in Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James HALLADAY was born 1 December 1849 in Canada West. James died 4 September 1906 in Boscurvis, Saskatchewan, Canada. James was the child of James HALLADAY and Catherine COX .

Parents & Family of Esther STAPLES

Parents of Esther STAPLES

Father

Thomas Long STAPLES

Mother

Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT

Grandparents of Esther STAPLES

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Esther STAPLES

Esther STAPLES married

James HALLADAY
Marriage date: 12 February 1873
Marriage place: Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada
James HALLADAY was the child of James HALLADAY and Catherine COX

Children of James HALLADAY and Esther STAPLES

William David Perrie HALLADAY

Born: 2 February 1886, Lifford, Ontario, Canada
Died: 5 October 1962, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Married: Mary Hazel GEDDES 4 December 1920

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Birth — 1850
14 April 1850
Cobourg, Lifford, Manvers, Canada West

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

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 Marriage / Partner
Esther STAPLES and James HALLADAY 12 February 1873, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada

She was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
William David Perrie HALLADAY was born 2 February 1886, Lifford, Ontario, Canada

Esther was 35 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 - 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.

1906 Death of Spouse/Partner
James HALLADAY died 4 September 1906, Boscurvis, Saskatchewan, Canada

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)

Death — 1920
20 October 1920
Treherne, Manitoba, Canada
She died at the age of 70.

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