John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

Born

20 March 1843 , Little Bras d'Or Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

20 October 1921 , Little Bras d'Or Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents & Family of John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

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Born: 20 March 1843 in Little Bras d'Or Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

Father

John YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

Mother

Ann FORTUNE

Grandparents of John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

Paternal grandparents

Francois LEJEUNE Marguerite BRIARD

Maternal grandparents

Francis FORTUNE Susanna Catherine BOUTILIER

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

John Henry married Mary Ann BENOIT 3 February 1868 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann BENOIT was born August 1841 in Cow Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Ann was the child of Auguste Angus BENOIT and Elizabeth YOUNG (LEJEUNE).

John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE) died 20 October 1921 in Little Bras d'Or Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE) married

Mary Ann BENOIT
Marriage date: 3 February 1868
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Mary Ann BENOIT was the child of Auguste Angus BENOIT and Elizabeth YOUNG (LEJEUNE)

Children of John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE) and Mary Ann BENOIT

Margaret Ann YOUNG

Born: January 1, 1876, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: September 21, 1975, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Charles Ernest DENNEY 30 January 1899

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Birth — 1843
20 March 1843
Little Bras d'Or Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
John Henry YOUNG (LEJEUNE) and Mary Ann BENOIT 3 February 1868,

He was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Margaret Ann YOUNG was born January 1, 1876, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Henry was 32 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

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

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