James Ephraim NICKERSON

Born

4 September 1854 , Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

10 March 1913 , Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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William Smith NICKERSON Sarah E Covel SMITH

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Born: 4 September 1854 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Smith NICKERSON

Mother: Sarah E Covel SMITH

Paternal grandparents: Levi (Leavy) NICKERSON , Marinda (Miranda) NICKERSON

Maternal grandparents: Reuben SMITH , Deborah COVEL

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James Ephraim married Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL 11 June 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL was born 9 March 1866 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" died 31 March 1947 in Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" was the child of Obediah William CROWELL and Zilpha Ann DUNCAN.

James Ephraim NICKERSON died 10 March 1913 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL
Marriage date: 11 June 1885
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL was the child of Obediah William CROWELL and Zilpha Ann DUNCAN

Children of James Ephraim NICKERSON and Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

Daniel Irving NICKERSON

Born: 11 October 1886, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 30 October 1950, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Vesta Pearl SMITH 17 May 1911 Place: Medford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1854
4 September 1854
Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
James Ephraim NICKERSON and Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL 11 June 1885, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 30 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Birth of Child
Daniel Irving NICKERSON was born 11 October 1886, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

James Ephraim was 32 years old.

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

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic