John CANN

Born

11 October 1844 , Pilkington, Wellington, Canada West

Died

9 August 1910 , Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada

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George B CANN Mary Ann DELONE

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Born: 11 October 1844 in Pilkington, Wellington, Canada West

Father: George B CANN

Mother: Mary Ann DELONE

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John married Elizabeth HETHERINGTON 22 April 1867 in Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HETHERINGTON was born May 1844 in Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth died 26 December 1897 in Proton Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

John CANN died 9 August 1910 in Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada.
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John CANN married

Elizabeth HETHERINGTON
Marriage date: 22 April 1867
Marriage place: Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Children of John CANN and Elizabeth HETHERINGTON

Emma CANN

Born: August 1874, Eramosa Township. Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 15 August 1941, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Married: John Alexander HAMILTON 2 March 1898

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Birth — 1844
11 October 1844
Pilkington, Wellington, Canada West

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

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 Marriage / Partner
John CANN and Elizabeth HETHERINGTON 22 April 1867, Pilkington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Birth of Child
Emma CANN was born August 1874, Eramosa Township. Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

John was 29 years old.

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)

1897 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth HETHERINGTON died 26 December 1897, Proton Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada

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)

Death — 1910
9 August 1910
Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada
He died at the age of 65.

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