William Black SMITH

Born

16 November 1865 , West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

28 October 1942 , Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Alfred Kimball SMITH Nancy Jane SMITH

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Born: 16 November 1865 in West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alfred Kimball SMITH

Mother: Nancy Jane SMITH

Paternal grandparents: Reuben SMITH , Deborah COVEL

Maternal grandparents: George Andrew SMITH , Martha "Patty" CROWELL

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William Black married Elizabeth Anne SWIM 2 January 1888 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Anne SWIM was born 29 December 1869 in Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elizabeth Anne died 28 February 1952 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elizabeth Anne was the child of Andrew Lovitt SWIM and Sarah Jane NICKERSON.

William Black SMITH died 28 October 1942 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elizabeth Anne SWIM
Marriage date: 2 January 1888
Marriage place: Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Anne SWIM was the child of Andrew Lovitt SWIM and Sarah Jane NICKERSON

Children of William Black SMITH and Elizabeth Anne SWIM

Vesta Pearl SMITH

Born: 16 August 1891, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 7 April 1973, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Daniel Irving NICKERSON 17 May 1911 Place: Medford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1865
16 November 1865
West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

1888 Marriage / Partner
William Black SMITH and Elizabeth Anne SWIM 2 January 1888, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 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

1891 Birth of Child
Vesta Pearl SMITH was born 16 August 1891, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

William Black was 25 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Vesta Pearl SMITH married 17 May 1911, Medford, Massachusetts, USA to Daniel Irving NICKERSON

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

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))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada