James H HITCHCOCK

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11 November 1852 , Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

25 May 1937 , Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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Born: 11 November 1852 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada

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James H married Charlotte Anne MERRITT 20 August 1873 in Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte Anne MERRITT was born 25 February 1856 in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada (Colebrooke). Charlotte Anne died 5 July 1894 in Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada.

James H HITCHCOCK died 25 May 1937 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada .

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Charlotte Anne MERRITT
Marriage date: 20 August 1873
Marriage place: Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of James H HITCHCOCK and Charlotte Anne MERRITT

Addie Mabel HITCHCOCK

Born: 1 June 1879, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 4 October 1964, Easton, Maine, USA

Married: Charles Andrew MORRELL 27 August 1902 Place: Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1852
11 November 1852
Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
James H HITCHCOCK and Charlotte Anne MERRITT 20 August 1873, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Addie Mabel HITCHCOCK was born 1 June 1879, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

James H was 26 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte Anne MERRITT died 5 July 1894, Ortonville, Victoria, New Brunswick, 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)

1902 Marriage of Child
Addie Mabel HITCHCOCK married 27 August 1902, Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA to Charles Andrew MORRELL

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)

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