Catherine WILKINS

Born

4 March 1839 , Adelaide, Middlesex, Upper Canada

Died

27 December 1920 , St Clair, Michigan, USA

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Matthew WILKINS Sarah Anne RITCHIE

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Born: 4 March 1839 in Adelaide, Middlesex, Upper Canada

Father: Matthew WILKINS

Mother: Sarah Anne RITCHIE

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Catherine married John CLELAND 12 December 1860 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John CLELAND was born 25 September 1837 in Adelaide Twp, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. John died abt. 1933 in St Clair, Michigan, USA. John was the child of Robert James CLELAND and Lillie Letitia WILEY.

Catherine WILKINS died 27 December 1920 in St Clair, Michigan, USA.
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Catherine WILKINS married

John CLELAND
Marriage date: 12 December 1860
Marriage place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
John CLELAND was the child of Robert James CLELAND and Lillie Letitia WILEY

Children of John CLELAND and Catherine WILKINS

Albert John CLELAND

Born: 25 January 1870, Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Died: 22 July 1966, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Emily Jane MCDONALD 6 December 1895

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Birth — 1839
4 March 1839
Adelaide, Middlesex, 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Catherine WILKINS and John CLELAND 12 December 1860, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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
Albert John CLELAND was born 25 January 1870, Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Catherine was 30 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.

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

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)

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)