Jane BURKE

Born

22 October 1868 , Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

28 November 1931 , Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Moses BURKE Mary COMEAU

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Born: 22 October 1868 in Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Moses BURKE

Mother: Mary COMEAU

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Jane married Edward BURKE (BOURQUE) 21 November 1893 in Joggins, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edward BURKE (BOURQUE) was born 4 March 1872 in Little River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Edward died 25 July 1949 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA . Edward was the child of Simon J BURKE and Elizabeth BABIN.

Jane BURKE died 28 November 1931 in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Edward BURKE (BOURQUE)
Marriage date: 21 November 1893
Marriage place: Joggins, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Edward BURKE (BOURQUE) was the child of Simon J BURKE and Elizabeth BABIN

Children of Edward BURKE (BOURQUE) and Jane BURKE

Edith Mae BURKE (BOURQUE)

Born: 5/27/1894, Joggins Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 11/28/1959, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Arthur Joseph SHEPARD 16 September 1922 Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1868
22 October 1868
Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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
Jane BURKE and Edward BURKE (BOURQUE) 21 November 1893, Joggins, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Edith Mae BURKE (BOURQUE) was born 5/27/1894, Joggins Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada

Jane was 25 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)

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

1922 Marriage of Child
Edith Mae BURKE (BOURQUE) married 16 September 1922, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA to Arthur Joseph SHEPARD

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