Melissa Jane WARD

Born

6 November 1847 , Harvey Township, Peterborough, Canada West

Died

22 July 1929 , Lindsay, Ontario, Canada

Melissa Jane married Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT 5 July 1893 in Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT was born 10 October 1865 in Canada West. Francis "Frank" died 20 February 1920 in Victoria, Ontario, Canada. Francis "Frank" was the child of Isaac ARSCOTT and Sarah Jane LAVERY .

Parents & Family of Melissa Jane WARD

Parents of Melissa Jane WARD

Father

Seth WARD

Mother

Jane SHANNON

Grandparents of Melissa Jane WARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Melissa Jane WARD

Melissa Jane WARD married

Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT
Marriage date: 5 July 1893
Marriage place: Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT was the child of Isaac ARSCOTT and Sarah Jane LAVERY

Children of Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT and Melissa Jane WARD

Myrtle Rose ARSCOTT

Born: 8 February 1893, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died: 3 May 1980, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Married: Sidney REVOY 6 March 1912

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Birth — 1847
6 November 1847
Harvey Township, Peterborough, Canada West

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

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

1893 Marriage / Partner
Melissa Jane WARD and Francis "Frank" ARSCOTT 5 July 1893, Bobcaygeon, Harvey Twshp., Victoria County, Ontario, Canada

She was 45 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Myrtle Rose ARSCOTT was born 8 February 1893, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Melissa Jane was 45 years old.

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)