Charles C WHITFORD

Born

8 May 1838 , Red River Settlement, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died

14 November 1912 , Tofield, Division No. 10, Alberta, Canada

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Peter WHITFORD Christianna Christie SPENCE

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Born: 8 May 1838 in Red River Settlement, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Father: Peter WHITFORD

Mother: Christianna Christie SPENCE

Paternal grandparents: James Peter WHITFORD , Sarah UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Magnus SPENCE , Cristianna UNKNOWN

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Charles C married Nancy ANDERSON 4 December 1858 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy ANDERSON was born abt. 1841 in St Andrews, Manitoba, Canada. Nancy died 4 March 1908 in Tofield, Alberta, Canada. Nancy was the child of Thomas ANDERSON and Catherine LANDRY.

Charles C WHITFORD died 14 November 1912 in Tofield, Division No. 10, Alberta, Canada.
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Charles C WHITFORD married

Nancy ANDERSON
Marriage date: 4 December 1858
Marriage place: Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Nancy ANDERSON was the child of Thomas ANDERSON and Catherine LANDRY

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St Mary's Anglican Church

Children of Charles C WHITFORD and Nancy ANDERSON

Henry Charles WHITFORD

Born: 29 December 1864, Portage Laprarie, Manitoba, Canada?
Died: abt. 1910,

Married: Catherine COLLIN 19 January 1885 Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Birth — 1838
8 May 1838
Red River Settlement, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles C WHITFORD and Nancy ANDERSON 4 December 1858, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Henry Charles WHITFORD was born 29 December 1864, Portage Laprarie, Manitoba, Canada?

Charles C was 26 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

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 Marriage of Child
Henry Charles WHITFORD married 19 January 1885, Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Catherine COLLIN

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)