Theophilus CUSHING

Born

10 December 1857 , Kempt, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

18 May 1942 , Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 10 December 1857 in Kempt, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Theophilus CUSHING

Father

Zoeth Freeman CUSHING

Mother

Narcissa BURKE

Grandparents of Theophilus CUSHING

Paternal grandparents

Charles Mott CUSHING Jane FREEMAN

Maternal grandparents

Edward Foster BURKE Delia (Diana) COVEL

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

Theophilus married Hannah SMITH December 1879 in Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah SMITH was born 6 November 1854 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hannah died 2 June 1918 in Harmony, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hannah was the child of Robert SMITH and Agnes MIDDLEMAS.

Theophilus CUSHING died 18 May 1942 in Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Theophilus CUSHING

Theophilus CUSHING married

Hannah SMITH
Marriage date: December 1879
Marriage place: Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah SMITH was the child of Robert SMITH and Agnes MIDDLEMAS

Children of Theophilus CUSHING and Hannah SMITH

Ruth Millard CUSHING

Born: 21 December 1891, Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 5 September 1944, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Married: Allen J Tupper FREEMAN 17 October 1912

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Birth — 1857
10 December 1857
Kempt, Queens, Nova Scotia, 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 Marriage / Partner
Theophilus CUSHING and Hannah SMITH December 1879, Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.

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
Ruth Millard CUSHING was born 21 December 1891, Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Theophilus was 34 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 - 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)