Harriet BURNS

Born

5 March 1859 , Bruce, Canada West

Died

15 April 1910 , Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

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Born: 5 March 1859 in Bruce, Canada West

Parents of Harriet BURNS

Father

Thomas BURNS

Mother

Sarah STANLEY

Grandparents of Harriet BURNS

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Harriet married John George EWAN 3 December 1878 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John George EWAN was born 1 January 1853 in Kincardine, Bruce, Canada West. John George died 3 March 1930 in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada. John George was the child of Charles EWAN and Mary MCLEOD.

Harriet BURNS died 15 April 1910 in Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Harriet BURNS

Harriet BURNS married

John George EWAN
Marriage date: 3 December 1878
Marriage place: Goderich, Ontario, Canada
John George EWAN was the child of Charles EWAN and Mary MCLEOD

Children of John George EWAN and Harriet BURNS

Frank David EWAN

Born: 15 February 1896, Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Died: December 1970, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Married: Marie Aurora "Laura" MCFARLING 16 February 1920

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Birth — 1859
5 March 1859
Bruce, Canada West

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 Marriage / Partner
Harriet BURNS and John George EWAN 3 December 1878, Goderich, Ontario, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Frank David EWAN was born 15 February 1896, Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Harriet was 36 years old.

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)