John Hawkins CUNNINGHAM

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26 April 1852 , Toronto, Canada West

Died

21 November 1926 , Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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George CUNNINGHAM Elizabeth Jane HAWKINS

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Born: 26 April 1852 in Toronto, Canada West

Father: George CUNNINGHAM

Mother: Elizabeth Jane HAWKINS

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John Hawkins married Emily Ann DEAN 6 August 1889 in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emily Ann DEAN was born 17 May 1863 in Walpole, Canada West. Emily Ann died 2 August 1895 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . Emily Ann was the child of George DEAN and Sophia-Jane LAVIGNE.

John Hawkins CUNNINGHAM died 21 November 1926 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Emily Ann DEAN
Marriage date: 6 August 1889
Marriage place: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Emily Ann DEAN was the child of George DEAN and Sophia-Jane LAVIGNE

Children of John Hawkins CUNNINGHAM and Emily Ann DEAN

Leo Chester CUNNINGHAM

Born: 9 February 1892, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 May 1985, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Married: Harriet Lydia HILL 24 April 1920 Place: Vancouver, Washington, USA

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Birth — 1852
26 April 1852
Toronto, Canada West

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
John Hawkins CUNNINGHAM and Emily Ann DEAN 6 August 1889, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

He was 37 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Leo Chester CUNNINGHAM was born 9 February 1892, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)

John Hawkins was 39 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emily Ann DEAN died 2 August 1895, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)

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)

1920 Marriage of Child
Leo Chester CUNNINGHAM married 24 April 1920, Vancouver, Washington, USA to Harriet Lydia HILL

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))

Death — 1926
21 November 1926
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
He died at the age of 74.