John KING

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September 1843 , Canada West

Died

30 August 1916 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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John KING Christina MACDOUGALL

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Born: September 1843 in Canada West

Father: John KING

Mother: Christina MACDOUGALL

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John married Isabel Grace MACKENZIE 12 December 1872 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Isabel Grace MACKENZIE was born 2 June 1843 in Rochester, New York, USA. Isabel Grace died 18 December 1917 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Isabel Grace was the child of William Lyon MACKENZIE and Isabel BAXTER.

John KING died 30 August 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada .

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John KING married

Isabel Grace MACKENZIE
Marriage date: 12 December 1872
Marriage place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Isabel Grace MACKENZIE was the child of William Lyon MACKENZIE and Isabel BAXTER

Children of John KING and Isabel Grace MACKENZIE

Isabel Christina Grace "Bella" KING

Born: 15 November 1873, Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Died: 4 April 1915, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

William Lyon Mackenzie KING

Born: 17 December 1874, Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Died: 22 July 1950, Kingsmere, Quebec, Canada

Janet Lindsey "Jennie" KING

Born: 22 August 1876, Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Died: 24 January 1962, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Macdougall "Mac" "Max" KING

Born: 11 November 1878, Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Died: 18 March 1922, Denver, Colorado, USA

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Birth — 1843
September 1843
Canada West

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)

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

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.

1872 Marriage / Partner
John KING and Isabel Grace MACKENZIE 12 December 1872, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)

He was 29 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1873 Birth of Child
Isabel Christina Grace "Bella" KING was born 15 November 1873, Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

John was 30 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
William Lyon Mackenzie KING was born 17 December 1874, Berlin, Ontario, Canada

John was 31 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Janet Lindsey "Jennie" KING was born 22 August 1876, Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

John was 32 years old.

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

1878 Birth of Child
Macdougall "Mac" "Max" KING was born 11 November 1878, Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

John was 35 years old.

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)