Charles SHIELDS

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15 October 1836 , County Down, Ireland

Died

15 January 1917 , Assiginack Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

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Born: 15 October 1836 in County Down, Ireland

Father: Unknown

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Charles married Mary Ann WALKER abt. 1863 in Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann WALKER was born abt. 1849 in Perth, Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann died 22 June 1881 in Assiginack Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.

Charles SHIELDS died 15 January 1917 in Assiginack Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.
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Charles SHIELDS married

Mary Ann WALKER
Marriage date: abt. 1863
Marriage place: , Canada West

Children of Charles SHIELDS and Mary Ann WALKER

Margaret Elizabeth SHIELDS

Born: 14 November 1867, Holland Township, Grey County Ontario, Canada
Died: abt. 1943, Manitoulin Island, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

Married: Samuel MCLENNAN 6 January 1897

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Birth — 1836
15 October 1836
County Down, Ireland

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 - 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)

1867 Birth of Child
Margaret Elizabeth SHIELDS was born 14 November 1867, Holland Township, Grey County Ontario, Canada

Charles was 31 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)

1881 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Ann WALKER died 22 June 1881, Assiginack Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

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)