Dorcus Annie FARNELL

Born

February 8, 1837 , Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

January 22, 1920 , Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Age: 82
Cause of Death: Senility

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George Gordon FARNELL Huldah WHITE

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Born: February 8, 1837 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: George Gordon FARNELL

Mother: Huldah WHITE

Paternal grandparents: George Gordon FARNELL , Margaret FISHER

Maternal grandparents: Isaac WHITE , Susanna MOREHOUSE

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Dorcus Annie married George LEMMON 28 November 1861 in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George LEMMON was born 23 August 1830 in Nova Scotia, Canada. George died abt. 1925 George was the child of William LEMMON and Elizabeth FARNELL.

Dorcus Annie FARNELL died January 22, 1920 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Recorded occupation: Housewife

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Dorcus Annie FARNELL married

George LEMMON
Marriage date: 28 November 1861
Marriage place: Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
George LEMMON was the child of William LEMMON and Elizabeth FARNELL

Children of George LEMMON and Dorcus Annie FARNELL

Harriet LEMMON

Born: February 08, 1873, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: September 27, 1956, Middle Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: John Hall DEAN 29 December 1890

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Birth — 1837
February 8, 1837
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

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

1861 Marriage / Partner
Dorcus Annie FARNELL and George LEMMON 28 November 1861, Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 24 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.

1873 Birth of Child
Harriet LEMMON was born February 08, 1873, Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Dorcus Annie was 36 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)