Edward Thomas LITTLE

Born

15 November 1841 , Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

7 December 1911 , Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Edward Thomas married Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE 3 February 1867 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE was born 8 June 1847 in Terence Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ann Agnes died 13 May 1924 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ann Agnes was the child of John Frederick SLAUNWHITE and Catherine GLOVER .

Parents & Family of Edward Thomas LITTLE

Parents of Edward Thomas LITTLE

Father

George LITTLE

Mother

Mary A COOLEN

Grandparents of Edward Thomas LITTLE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edward Thomas LITTLE

Edward Thomas LITTLE married

Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE
Marriage date: 3 February 1867
Marriage place: Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE was the child of John Frederick SLAUNWHITE and Catherine GLOVER

Children of Edward Thomas LITTLE and Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE

George Henry LITTLE

Born: 12 February 1870, Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 1 March 1926, Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Mary Bridget SLAUNWHITE 1893 Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Birth — 1841
15 November 1841
Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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)

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
Edward Thomas LITTLE and Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE 3 February 1867, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 25 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.

1870 Birth of Child
George Henry LITTLE was born 12 February 1870, Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Edward Thomas was 28 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 - 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