George Henry SMITHERS

Born

27 August 1849 , Woodstock, Canada West

Died

26 June 1935 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

George Henry married Mary Ann PIERCY 4 March 1879 in Varna, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann PIERCY was born 24 June 1852 in Hamilton, Canada West. Mary Ann died 28 January 1918 in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann was the child of Thomas PIERCY and Emma DAUW .

Parents & Family of George Henry SMITHERS

Parents of George Henry SMITHERS

Father

William SMITHERS

Mother

Charlotte SIVIER

Grandparents of George Henry SMITHERS

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of George Henry SMITHERS

George Henry SMITHERS married

Mary Ann PIERCY
Marriage date: 4 March 1879
Marriage place: Varna, Ontario, Canada
Mary Ann PIERCY was the child of Thomas PIERCY and Emma DAUW

Children of George Henry SMITHERS and Mary Ann PIERCY

Dorothy SMITHERS

Born: December 14, 1879, Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
Died: November 17, 1957, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Married: William Henry OUGHTON 19 June 1907 Place: Seaforth, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1849
27 August 1849
Woodstock, Canada West

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 Marriage / Partner
George Henry SMITHERS and Mary Ann PIERCY 4 March 1879, Varna, Ontario, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Dorothy SMITHERS was born December 14, 1879, Seaforth, Ontario, Canada

George Henry was 30 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 - 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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Dorothy SMITHERS married 19 June 1907, Seaforth, Ontario, Canada to William Henry OUGHTON

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)