Ellen Caroline BECKSTEAD

Born

22 October 1855 , Morrisburg, Canada West

Died

12 September 1919 , Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada

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Joseph Hiram BECKSTEAD Catharine Mallissa MUNRO

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Born: 22 October 1855 in Morrisburg, Canada West

Father: Joseph Hiram BECKSTEAD

Mother: Catharine Mallissa MUNRO

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BECKSTEAD , Catharine HEVERLY (HABERLEY)

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Ellen Caroline married George William DILLEN 4 October 1876 in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George William DILLEN was born 2 May 1849 in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada. George William died 19 June 1914 in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada. George William was the child of George DILLEN and Jane JOHNSTON.

Ellen Caroline BECKSTEAD died 12 September 1919 in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada.

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Ellen Caroline BECKSTEAD married

George William DILLEN
Marriage date: 4 October 1876
Marriage place: Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
George William DILLEN was the child of George DILLEN and Jane JOHNSTON

Children of George William DILLEN and Ellen Caroline BECKSTEAD

Frederick Hiram DILLEN

Born: 18 July 1879, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2 January 1955, Ogdensburg, New York, USA

Married: Annie May BOWMAN 29 March 1911

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Birth — 1855
22 October 1855
Morrisburg, Canada West

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 Marriage / Partner
Ellen Caroline BECKSTEAD and George William DILLEN 4 October 1876, Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada

She was 20 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)

1879 Birth of Child
Frederick Hiram DILLEN was born 18 July 1879, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada

Ellen Caroline was 23 years old.

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)