Adam FOLLETT

Born

25 November 1837 , Scilly Cove, South Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada

Died

10 April 1919 , Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Born: 25 November 1837 in Scilly Cove, South Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada

Parents of Adam FOLLETT

Father

George Augustus "Gauis" FOLLETT

Mother

Lydia PINHORN

Grandparents of Adam FOLLETT

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Maternal grandparents

Benjamin PINHORN Elizabeth UNKNOWN

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

Adam married Elizabeth SWIRE 7 December 1861 in Scilly Cove, Newfoundland, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth SWIRE was born 7 October 1832 in Hant's Harbour, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada. Elizabeth died 13 January 1915 in Scilly Cove, Newfoundland, Canada.

Adam FOLLETT died 10 April 1919 in Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Adam FOLLETT

Adam FOLLETT married

Elizabeth SWIRE
Marriage date: 7 December 1861
Marriage place: Scilly Cove, Newfoundland, Canada

Children of Adam FOLLETT and Elizabeth SWIRE

Harriet Elizabeth FOLLETT

Born: 4 December 1864, Scilly Cove, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada
Died: 20 September 1946, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Arthur Edward BUNGAY 28 August 1887

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Birth — 1837
25 November 1837
Scilly Cove, South Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of 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)

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

1861 Marriage / Partner
Adam FOLLETT and Elizabeth SWIRE 7 December 1861, Scilly Cove, Newfoundland, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Harriet Elizabeth FOLLETT was born 4 December 1864, Scilly Cove, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada

Adam was 27 years old.

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)

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)

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)