Henry Albert GRAVES

Born

8 June 1853 , Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

30 April 1937 , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 8 June 1853 in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Henry Albert GRAVES

Father

William GRAVES

Mother

Maria Minnie ADAMS

Grandparents of Henry Albert GRAVES

Paternal grandparents

John Lew GRAVES Nancy Ann HUME

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Henry Albert married Margaret Ann LYNCH 15 December 1873 in Fishermans Ledge, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Ann LYNCH was born 4 September 1856 in Dover, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret Ann died 18 June 1934 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret Ann was the child of Edward LYNCH and Margaret WAMBOLT.

Henry Albert GRAVES died 30 April 1937 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henry Albert GRAVES

Henry Albert GRAVES married

Margaret Ann LYNCH
Marriage date: 15 December 1873
Marriage place: Fishermans Ledge, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Ann LYNCH was the child of Edward LYNCH and Margaret WAMBOLT

Children of Henry Albert GRAVES and Margaret Ann LYNCH

Gladys Mae GRAVES

Born: 4 September 1898, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 9 January 1960, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Isaiah Charles BUNGAY 7 March 1916 Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Birth — 1853
8 June 1853
Chester, Lunenburg County, 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 Marriage / Partner
Henry Albert GRAVES and Margaret Ann LYNCH 15 December 1873, Fishermans Ledge, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 20 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)

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)

1898 Birth of Child
Gladys Mae GRAVES was born 4 September 1898, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Henry Albert was 45 years old.

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)

1916 Marriage of Child
Gladys Mae GRAVES married 7 March 1916, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Isaiah Charles BUNGAY

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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