Charles BEHNKE

Born

July 1872 , Wilberforce Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Died

27 June 1940 , Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

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August Friedrich BEHNKE Wilhimine PORATH

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Born: July 1872 in Wilberforce Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Father: August Friedrich BEHNKE

Mother: Wilhimine PORATH

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Charles married Sarah Anne CANNON 15 October 1908 in Algoma, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Anne CANNON was born 3 March 1891 in Mississauga, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Anne died 11 June 1979 in Ontario, Canada.

Charles BEHNKE died 27 June 1940 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada.
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Charles BEHNKE married

Sarah Anne CANNON
Marriage date: 15 October 1908
Marriage place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Children of Charles BEHNKE and Sarah Anne CANNON

Ethel Mary BEHNKE

Born: 14 December 1914, Spragge, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Died: 10 August 2001, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

Married: Robert Borden MCDONALD 21 June 1927

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Birth — 1872
July 1872
Wilberforce Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

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)