Rachel Mary JENNINGS

Born

abt. 1846 , Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

abt. 1912 , Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: abt. 1846 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Rachel Mary JENNINGS

Father

Edward JENNINGS

Mother

Rachel FISHER

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Rachel Mary married James Doyle WHITE 23 January 1866 in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Doyle WHITE was born abt. 1833 in Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Doyle died June 1899 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Doyle was the child of Thomas WHITE and Margaret FRASER.

Rachel Mary JENNINGS died abt. 1912 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rachel Mary JENNINGS

Rachel Mary JENNINGS married

James Doyle WHITE
Marriage date: 23 January 1866
Marriage place: Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
James Doyle WHITE was the child of Thomas WHITE and Margaret FRASER

Children of James Doyle WHITE and Rachel Mary JENNINGS

Janet Deirdre WHITE

Born: 9 November 1866, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 9 July 1928, Oldham, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: William David COLE 20 November 1888

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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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Rachel Mary JENNINGS and James Doyle WHITE 23 January 1866, Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1866 Birth of Child
Janet Deirdre WHITE was born 9 November 1866, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada

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 - 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)

1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
James Doyle WHITE died June 1899, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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