Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

Born

9 March 1866 , Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

31 March 1947 , Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents & Family of Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

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Born: 9 March 1866 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

Father

Obediah William CROWELL

Mother

Zilpha Ann DUNCAN

Grandparents of Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

Paternal grandparents

Michael CROWELL Hester L NICKERSON

Maternal grandparents

Thomas William DUNCAN Mahala NICKERSON

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

Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" married James Ephraim NICKERSON 11 June 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Ephraim NICKERSON was born 4 September 1854 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Ephraim died 10 March 1913 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Ephraim was the child of William Smith NICKERSON and Sarah E Covel SMITH.

Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL died 31 March 1947 in Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL married

James Ephraim NICKERSON
Marriage date: 11 June 1885
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
James Ephraim NICKERSON was the child of William Smith NICKERSON and Sarah E Covel SMITH

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 — 1866
9 March 1866
Cape Sable Island, 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 Marriage / Partner
Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL and James Ephraim NICKERSON 11 June 1885, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 19 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

Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" was 20 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

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

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

1913 Death of Spouse/Partner
James Ephraim NICKERSON died 10 March 1913, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

Death — 1947
31 March 1947
Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 81.

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