Mary Ann PIERCY

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24 June 1852 , Hamilton, Canada West

Died

28 January 1918 , Seaforth, Ontario, Canada

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Thomas PIERCY Emma DAUW

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Born: 24 June 1852 in Hamilton, Canada West

Father: Thomas PIERCY

Mother: Emma DAUW

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Mary Ann married George Henry SMITHERS 4 March 1879 in Varna, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Henry SMITHERS was born 27 August 1849 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. George Henry died 26 June 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York). George Henry was the child of William SMITHERS and Charlotte SIVIER.

Mary Ann PIERCY died 28 January 1918 in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada.
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George Henry SMITHERS
Marriage date: 4 March 1879
Marriage place: Varna, Ontario, Canada
George Henry SMITHERS was the child of William SMITHERS and Charlotte SIVIER

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 — 1852
24 June 1852
Hamilton, Canada West

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)

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

She was 26 years old.

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

Mary Ann was 27 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)