Charles H Edgar HARRIS

Born

31 March 1862 , Mink Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

11 May 1921 , East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Hiram HARRIS Matlida J LARRAMORE? STANTON?

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Born: 31 March 1862 in Mink Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Hiram HARRIS

Mother: Matlida J LARRAMORE? STANTON?

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Charles H Edgar married Ella R STANTON 6 June 1889 in East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ella R STANTON was born 17 April 1870 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ella R died 11 September 1959 in East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Charles H Edgar HARRIS died 11 May 1921 in East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Charles H Edgar HARRIS married

Ella R STANTON
Marriage date: 6 June 1889
Marriage place: East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Charles H Edgar HARRIS and Ella R STANTON

Henry Byron (Harry) HARRIS

Born: 4 November 1891, East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 11 March 1964, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Edith Blanche THERIAULT 7 August 1918 Place: East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Birth — 1862
31 March 1862
Mink Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

1889 Marriage / Partner
Charles H Edgar HARRIS and Ella R STANTON 6 June 1889, East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

1891 Birth of Child
Henry Byron (Harry) HARRIS was born 4 November 1891, East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada

Charles H Edgar was 29 years old.

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)

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)

1918 Marriage of Child
Henry Byron (Harry) HARRIS married 7 August 1918, East Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada to Edith Blanche THERIAULT

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada