Joseph Henry AYER

Born

29 February 1852 , Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

12 April 1928 , Wards Brook, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Joseph Henry married Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS 2 September 1873 in Mill village, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS was born 1 January 1849 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth Bacon died 2 December 1929 in Wards Brook, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elizabeth Bacon was the child of William PARSONS and Rebecca Amelia WARREN .

Parents & Family of Joseph Henry AYER

Parents of Joseph Henry AYER

Father

Andrew Weldon AYER

Mother

Amelia SPICER

Grandparents of Joseph Henry AYER

Paternal grandparents

Hugh Moore Mckinnon AYER Margaret Jane WILLIGAR

Maternal grandparents

Joseph SPICER Alice Elizabeth CROSSMAN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph Henry AYER

Joseph Henry AYER married

Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS
Marriage date: 2 September 1873
Marriage place: Mill village, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS was the child of William PARSONS and Rebecca Amelia WARREN

Children of Joseph Henry AYER and Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS

Clementine AYER

Born: 6 June 1864, Port Greville, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 26 November 1929, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Married: Henry Kelsey FRANCIS 20 December 1882

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Birth — 1852
29 February 1852
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Clementine AYER was born 6 June 1864, Port Greville, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Joseph Henry was 12 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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Henry AYER and Elizabeth Bacon PARSONS 2 September 1873, Mill village, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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

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