William Henry LAWRENCE

Born

6 November 1838 , Le Tete, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

31 December 1910 , Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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William Henry LAWRENCE Mary Ann OLIVER

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Born: 6 November 1838 in Le Tete, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: William Henry LAWRENCE

Mother: Mary Ann OLIVER

Paternal grandparents: William LAWRENCE , Nancy MILLS

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William Henry married Fanny Elizabeth FITZGERALD 31 October 1874 in Eastport, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Fanny Elizabeth FITZGERALD was born 13 July 1838 in Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada. Fanny Elizabeth died abt. 1882 in Eastport, Maine, USA. Fanny Elizabeth was the child of John FITZGERALD and Olive LEVENSALER.

William Henry LAWRENCE died 31 December 1910 in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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William Henry LAWRENCE married

Fanny Elizabeth FITZGERALD
Marriage date: 31 October 1874
Marriage place: Eastport, Maine, USA
Fanny Elizabeth FITZGERALD was the child of John FITZGERALD and Olive LEVENSALER

Children of William Henry LAWRENCE and Fanny Elizabeth FITZGERALD

Edward William LAWRENCE

Born: 15 September 1878, Eastport, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1959, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Estella Jane LEE 11 December 1901 Place: Eastport, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1838
6 November 1838
Le Tete, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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 - 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

1874 Marriage / Partner
William Henry LAWRENCE and Fanny Elizabeth FITZGERALD 31 October 1874, Eastport, Maine, USA

He was 36 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Edward William LAWRENCE was born 15 September 1878, Eastport, Maine, USA

William Henry was 39 years old.

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

1901 Marriage of Child
Edward William LAWRENCE married 11 December 1901, Eastport, Maine, USA to Estella Jane LEE

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)