William F GRAHAM

Born

February 16, 1855 , Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

August 30, 1919 , Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Age: 64
Cause of Death: Arterial Sclerosis, Apoplexy

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Maxwell GRAHAM Marjorie FORBES

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Born: February 16, 1855 in Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Maxwell GRAHAM

Mother: Marjorie FORBES

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William F married Evangeline (Eva) JOHNSON 17 September 1880 in Shubenacadie, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Evangeline (Eva) JOHNSON was born December 14,1864 in Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. Evangeline (Eva) died march 18, 1939 in Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

William F GRAHAM died August 30, 1919 in Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Recorded occupation: Farmer

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William F GRAHAM married

Evangeline (Eva) JOHNSON
Marriage date: 17 September 1880
Marriage place: Shubenacadie, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of William F GRAHAM and Evangeline (Eva) JOHNSON

William Oswald GRAHAM

Born: October 11, 1900, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: October 13, 1991, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Helen Dowd DEAN 1935

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Birth — 1855
February 16, 1855
Burnside, Colchester, 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)

1880 Marriage / Partner
William F GRAHAM and Evangeline (Eva) JOHNSON 17 September 1880, Shubenacadie, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 25 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)

1900 Birth of Child
William Oswald GRAHAM was born October 11, 1900, Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

William F was 45 years old.

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)