John WHITEHOUSE

Born

19 May 1845 , Deerfield, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

29 February 1912 , Brazil Lake, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

John married Eleanor Travis FORBES 29 December 1867 in Rockingham, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleanor Travis FORBES was born 30 August 1848 in Kemptville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eleanor Travis died 27 November 1941 in Brazil Lake, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Parents & Family of John WHITEHOUSE

Parents of John WHITEHOUSE

Father

William WHITEHOUSE

Mother

Ann CROWELL

Grandparents of John WHITEHOUSE

Paternal grandparents

William WHITEHOUSE Mercy ROBERTS

Maternal grandparents

Jonathan CROWELL Deborah ROBERTS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John WHITEHOUSE

John WHITEHOUSE married

Eleanor Travis FORBES
Marriage date: 29 December 1867
Marriage place: Rockingham, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of John WHITEHOUSE and Eleanor Travis FORBES

Bertha Eleanor WHITEHOUSE

Born: abt. 1883, Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1967,

Married: Enoch Charles FROST 30 October 1906 Place: Danvers, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1845
19 May 1845
Deerfield, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Marriage / Partner
John WHITEHOUSE and Eleanor Travis FORBES 29 December 1867, Rockingham, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 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 - 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.

1906 Marriage of Child
Bertha Eleanor WHITEHOUSE married 30 October 1906, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA to Enoch Charles FROST

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