Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Born

12 May 1873 , Elgin, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Died

10 December 1963 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Elizabeth married Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) 19 September 1894 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) was born abt. 1869 in Morton, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. Thomas Frederick died 14 February 1930 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Thomas Frederick was the child of Andrew GRAY and Elizabeth WATERS .

Parents & Family of Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Parents of Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Father

William John FLEMING

Mother

Margaret DOYLE

Grandparents of Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Paternal grandparents

William FLEMING Elizabeth ELLIOTT

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING married

Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY)
Marriage date: 19 September 1894
Marriage place: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) was the child of Andrew GRAY and Elizabeth WATERS

Children of Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) and Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Andrew Earl GRAY

Born: 9 September 1901, Chafffeys Locks, Crosby, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Died: 10 April 1956,

Married: Mary Winifred CONLEY 31 December 1918 Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1873
12 May 1873
Elgin, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, 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 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING and Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) 19 September 1894, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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

1901 Birth of Child
Andrew Earl GRAY was born 9 September 1901, Chafffeys Locks, Crosby, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Elizabeth was 28 years old.

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)

1918 Marriage of Child
Andrew Earl GRAY married 31 December 1918, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Mary Winifred CONLEY

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) died 14 February 1930, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Death — 1963
10 December 1963
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 90.

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