David William EVANS

Born

abt. 1837 , Ireland

Died

December 14 1921 , Eagle Creek, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

Age: 84
Cause of Death: Acute cholecystitis

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William EVANS Catherine UNKNOWN

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Born: abt. 1837 in Ireland

Father: William EVANS

Mother: Catherine UNKNOWN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

David William married Sarah Jane WHITEFORD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Jane WHITEFORD was born abt. 1835 in Scotland (United Kingdom). Sarah Jane died April 24, 1903 in Thief Lake, Marshall, Minnesota, USA. Sarah Jane was the child of James WHITEFORD and Sarah AITKEN.

David William EVANS died December 14 1921 in Eagle Creek, Clackamas, Oregon, USA.

1861 Census of Canada
1871 Census of Canada
1900 United States Federal Census
1911 Census of Canada
1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Mr. David Evans was probably the oldest man to pioneer in a large area. He was born in Ireland, coming to Canada as a boy of twelve years old. He was taken in by an uncle in Ontario, as both parents died at sea on the voyage to Canada. He married Mary Jane Whiteford and raised a family of six children.

Death certificate lists year of birth as 1828 as well as his head stone. All census records list birth as about 1838

Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Birth date is incorrect on headstone, should be 1837

1828-1921
David Evans
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Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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David William EVANS married

Sarah Jane WHITEFORD
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Sarah Jane WHITEFORD was the child of James WHITEFORD and Sarah AITKEN

Children of David William EVANS and Sarah Jane WHITEFORD

Mary Agnes EVANS

Born: July 10 1865, Whitechurch, Canada West
Died: March 7 1949, Chauvin, Alberta, Canada

Married: James Charles REINHART

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

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)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Mary Agnes EVANS was born July 10 1865, Whitechurch, Ontario, Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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.

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)

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

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)

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)

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Jane WHITEFORD died April 24, 1903, Thief Lake, Marshall, Minnesota, USA

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)