Henry Kelsey FRANCIS

Born

14 December 1854 , Burlington, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

7 August 1929 , Hantsport, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Henry Kelsey married Clementine AYER 20 December 1882 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clementine AYER was born 6 June 1864 in Port Greville, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Clementine died 26 November 1929 in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Clementine was the child of Joseph Henry AYER and Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS .

Parents & Family of Henry Kelsey FRANCIS

Parents of Henry Kelsey FRANCIS

Father

Elisha W FRANCIS

Mother

Amelia Emma MOSHER

Grandparents of Henry Kelsey FRANCIS

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jehu Allen MOSHER Esther UNKNOWN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henry Kelsey FRANCIS

Henry Kelsey FRANCIS married

Clementine AYER
Marriage date: 20 December 1882
Marriage place: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Clementine AYER was the child of Joseph Henry AYER and Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS

Children of Henry Kelsey FRANCIS and Clementine AYER

Charles Sumner FRANCIS

Born: 1 October 1883, Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 9 April 1931, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Married: Myrta BUCK

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Birth — 1854
14 December 1854
Burlington, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

1882 Marriage / Partner
Henry Kelsey FRANCIS and Clementine AYER 20 December 1882, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Charles Sumner FRANCIS was born 1 October 1883, Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Henry Kelsey was 28 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)

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

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

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada