Eunice Jane LAIRD

(b. 7 May 1825 , Horton Twp, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 29 March 1915 , Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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Eunice Jane LAIRD was born 7 May 1825 in Horton Twp, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Eunice Jane LAIRD was the child of John LAIRD (LEARD) and Julia LOTHROP and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert LAIRD (LEARD) and Jane PALMER (maternal) John LOTHROP and Eunice DENISON

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

Eunice Jane married Andrew BORDEN October 1850 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Andrew BORDEN was born 14 February 1816 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Andrew died 28 March 1905 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia).

Eunice Jane LAIRD died 29 March 1915 in Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Alternate place of birth: Glooscap Indian Reservation, Kings, Nova Scotia

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Eunice Jane LAIRD married

Andrew BORDEN-- Date: October 1850 Place: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Andrew BORDEN and Eunice Jane LAIRD:

Robert Laird BORDEN (b.26 June 1854, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 June 1937, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Laura BOND 25 September 1889 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

John William BORDEN (b.10 October 1856, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 December 1937, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA)

Julia Helena BORDEN (b.18 November 1858, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 June 1940, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada )

Henry Clifford "Hal" BORDEN (b.14 April 1870, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 September 1943, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)

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1825 Birth
7 May 1825
Horton Twp, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Eunice Jane LAIRD and Andrew BORDEN October 1850, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
Robert Laird BORDEN was born 26 June 1854, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Eunice Jane was 29 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
John William BORDEN was born 10 October 1856, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Eunice Jane was 31 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Julia Helena BORDEN was born 18 November 1858, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Eunice Jane was 33 years old.

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.

1870 Birth of Child
Henry Clifford "Hal" BORDEN was born 14 April 1870, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Eunice Jane was 44 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)

1889 Marriage of Child
Robert Laird BORDEN married 25 September 1889, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Laura BOND

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)

1905 Death of Spouse/Partner
Andrew BORDEN died 28 March 1905, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

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)

1915 Death
29 March 1915
Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

She died at the age of 89.

Added: 6/1/2024 9:37:44 AM - Updated: 6/2/2024 4:30:36 PM