Robert Wallace MORRISON

Born

30 November 1830 , Oldshoremore, Sutherland, Scotland

Died

28 January 1916 , Conway, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Robert Wallace married Catherine MCLEOD 27 May 1857 in Prince Edward Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MCLEOD was born 4 February 1836 in New London, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Catherine died 11 September 1900 in Conway, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Catherine was the child of Donald MCLEOD and Marion Catherine GILLIS .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert Wallace MORRISON

Robert Wallace MORRISON married

Catherine MCLEOD
Marriage date: 27 May 1857
Marriage place: , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Catherine MCLEOD was the child of Donald MCLEOD and Marion Catherine GILLIS

Children of Robert Wallace MORRISON and Catherine MCLEOD

James Andrew MORRISON

Born: January 11 1866, South Granville, P.E.I., Canada
Died: December 11 1938, Summerside, P.E.I., Canada

Married: Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE 22 February 1895 Place: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Birth — 1830
30 November 1830
Oldshoremore, Sutherland, Scotland

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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 Marriage / Partner
Robert Wallace MORRISON and Catherine MCLEOD 27 May 1857, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

He was 26 years old.

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)

1866 Birth of Child
James Andrew MORRISON was born January 11 1866, South Granville, P.E.I., Canada

Robert Wallace was 35 years old.

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)

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

1895 Marriage of Child
James Andrew MORRISON married 22 February 1895, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada to Bertha Amelia TROWSDALE

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MCLEOD died 11 September 1900, Conway, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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)

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)