Wilson David GODFREY

Born

2 December 1852 , Sugar Island, Hungerford, Canada West

Died

30 August 1937 , Mountain Grove, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Age: 84
Cause of Death: Myocarditis, Heart disease

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John James GODFREY Eliza-Julia BOOMHOWER

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Born: 2 December 1852 in Sugar Island, Hungerford, Canada West

Father: John James GODFREY

Mother: Eliza-Julia BOOMHOWER

Paternal grandparents: Phillip Sr. GODFREY , Mary BELANGER

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Wilson David married Rhoda Ann PETERS 2 July 1885 in Hinchinbrooke, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rhoda Ann PETERS was born 3 September 1865 in Hinchinbrook, Pittsburgh Twp., Ontario, Canada. Rhoda Ann died 8 March 1941 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Rhoda Ann was the child of John PETERS and Mary REDDEN.

Wilson David GODFREY died 30 August 1937 in Mountain Grove, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
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Recorded occupation: farmer

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Wilson David GODFREY married

Rhoda Ann PETERS
Marriage date: 2 July 1885
Marriage place: Hinchinbrooke, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Rhoda Ann PETERS was the child of John PETERS and Mary REDDEN

Children of Wilson David GODFREY and Rhoda Ann PETERS

William Ashley GODFREY

Born: 3 September 1893, Mountain Grove, Olden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 November 1986, Napanee, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada

Married: Mary Keitha HARTWICK

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Birth — 1852
2 December 1852
Sugar Island, Hungerford, Canada West

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Wilson David GODFREY and Rhoda Ann PETERS 2 July 1885, Hinchinbrooke, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

He was 32 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
William Ashley GODFREY was born 3 September 1893, Mountain Grove, Olden, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Wilson David was 40 years old.

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