James SPLANE
Born: 12 July 1873, Sand Point, Ontario, Canada
Died: 7 March 1937, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Died: 7 March 1937, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Married: Mary Jane TROKE 7 March 1900 Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Robert Webster
SPLANE
Born
29 August 1832
,
Emsley, Lanark, Upper Canada
Died
19 September 1904
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Sarah Anne WILLOUGHBY
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Sarah Anne WILLOUGHBY was the child of William WILLOUGHBY and Barbara WYNNE
Sarah Anne WILLOUGHBYMarriage date: abt. 1867
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Sarah Anne WILLOUGHBY was the child of William WILLOUGHBY and Barbara WYNNE
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Birth — 183229 August 1832
Emsley, Lanark, Upper 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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 Birth of ChildJames SPLANE was born 12 July 1873, Sand Point, Ontario, Canada
Robert Webster was 40 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
1900 Marriage of ChildJames SPLANE married 7 March 1900, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Mary Jane TROKE
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