Emma Jemima DUNNETT

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15 August 1839 , Suffolk, England

Died

12 December 1912 , Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

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Born: 15 August 1839 in Suffolk, England

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Emma Jemima married Robert Joseph DUXBURY abt. 1878 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Robert Joseph DUXBURY was born 28 February 1826 in London, England. Robert Joseph died 25 July 1903 in Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.

Emma Jemima DUNNETT died 12 December 1912 in Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada.
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Emma Jemima DUNNETT married

Robert Joseph DUXBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1878
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Children of Robert Joseph DUXBURY and Emma Jemima DUNNETT

Alfred Arthur DUXBURY

Born: 29 June 1882, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 January 1957, Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Lily May BICKEL 8 October 1904

Emma Evangeline DUXBURY

Born: 8 July 1907, Winnipegosis, Manitoba
Died: 31 January 1974, Chilliwack, B.C.

Charles Frederick DUXBURY

Born: 10 October 1908, Winnipegosis, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 8 September 1930, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

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Birth — 1839
15 August 1839
Suffolk, England

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)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Birth of Child
Alfred Arthur DUXBURY was born 29 June 1882, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Emma Jemima was 42 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

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)

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)

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Robert Joseph DUXBURY died 25 July 1903, Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Emma Evangeline DUXBURY was born 8 July 1907, Winnipegosis, Manitoba

Emma Jemima was 67 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Birth of Child
Charles Frederick DUXBURY was born 10 October 1908, Winnipegosis, Manitoba, Canada

Emma Jemima was 69 years old.

Death — 1912
12 December 1912
Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 73.

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