James SHANNON

Born

26 January 1833 , Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

17 June 1915 , Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

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Born: 26 January 1833 in Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

Parents of James SHANNON

Father

Michael SHANNON

Mother

Marie Catherine CORMIER

Grandparents of James SHANNON

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Maternal grandparents

Joseph CORMIER Marie-Elizabeth ARSENEAU

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James married Christina ARSENEAU 6 July 1859 in Charlo, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Christina ARSENEAU was born 26 July 1840 in Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada. Christina died 24 January 1911 in Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada. Christina was the child of Joseph-Isaac ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) and Marie-Sarah LAVIOLETTE.

James SHANNON died 17 June 1915 in Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James SHANNON

James SHANNON married

Christina ARSENEAU
Marriage date: 6 July 1859
Marriage place: Charlo, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Christina ARSENEAU was the child of Joseph-Isaac ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) and Marie-Sarah LAVIOLETTE

Children of James SHANNON and Christina ARSENEAU

Mary Jane SHANNON

Born: 14 February 1865, Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 April 1932, Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: James Peter HICKEY 7 January 1884

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Birth — 1833
26 January 1833
Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1859 Marriage / Partner
James SHANNON and Christina ARSENEAU 6 July 1859, Charlo, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Mary Jane SHANNON was born 14 February 1865, Jacquet River, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

James was 32 years old.

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)

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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England