William John CROXALL

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June 1846 , Reach, Ontario, Canada West

Died

25 August 1934 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Thomas Dowrick CROXALL Eliza BACON

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Born: June 1846 in Reach, Ontario, Canada West

Father: Thomas Dowrick CROXALL

Mother: Eliza BACON

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William John married Catherine STRATTON 2 January 1867 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine STRATTON was born abt. 1845 in Ireland. Catherine died 10 July 1906 in Ontario, Canada.

William John CROXALL died 25 August 1934 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
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William John CROXALL married

Catherine STRATTON
Marriage date: 2 January 1867
Marriage place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Children of William John CROXALL and Catherine STRATTON

Harmon Alfred CROXALL

Born: 18 January 1873, Reach, York, Ontario, Canada
Died: 14 February 1924, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Married: Eleanor Maud IRVINE 12 August 1896

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Birth — 1846
June 1846
Reach, Ontario, Canada West

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 Marriage / Partner
William John CROXALL and Catherine STRATTON 2 January 1867, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)

He was 20 years old.

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 - 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 Birth of Child
Harmon Alfred CROXALL was born 18 January 1873, Reach, York, Ontario, Canada

William John was 26 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of 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 - 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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine STRATTON died 10 July 1906, , 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)

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)

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))

1924 Death of Child
Harmon Alfred CROXALL died 14 February 1924, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

William John was 77 years old.

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