William (Guillaume) MCFARLING

Born

2 September 1835 , Penetang, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Upper Canada

Died

29 November 1913 , Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Parents & Family of William (Guillaume) MCFARLING

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Born: 2 September 1835 in Penetang, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Upper Canada

Parents of William (Guillaume) MCFARLING

Father

James FARLINGER (MCFARLING)

Mother

Charlotte LAMORANDIERE

Grandparents of William (Guillaume) MCFARLING

Paternal grandparents

John FARLINGER Sophia DESROSIER

Maternal grandparents

Etienne-Augustin ROCBERT DE LAMORANDIERE Josephette SAI SAI GO NO KWE

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

William (Guillaume) married Marguerite LARAMEE 29 October 1867 in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LARAMEE was born 19 November 1847 in Penetang, Simcoe, Canada West. Marguerite died 3 January 1926 in Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jacques (James) LARAMEE and Marguerite GENDRON.

William (Guillaume) MCFARLING died 29 November 1913 in Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William (Guillaume) MCFARLING

William (Guillaume) MCFARLING married

Marguerite LARAMEE
Marriage date: 29 October 1867
Marriage place: Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Marguerite LARAMEE was the child of Jacques (James) LARAMEE and Marguerite GENDRON

Children of William (Guillaume) MCFARLING and Marguerite LARAMEE

John MCFARLING

Born: 24 April 1874, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Died: 25 April 1957,

Married: Amanda-Maud MAUD CÔTÉ 17 November 1899

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Birth — 1835
2 September 1835
Penetang, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Upper Canada

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Marriage / Partner
William (Guillaume) MCFARLING and Marguerite LARAMEE 29 October 1867, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

He was 32 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

1874 Birth of Child
John MCFARLING was born 24 April 1874, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

William (Guillaume) was 38 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.

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