John Alexander HOLMES

Born

17 May 1836 , Durham, Drummond, Lower Canada

Died

30 July 1934 , Averill, Vermont, USA

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Robert HOLMES Jane COOKE

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Born: 17 May 1836 in Durham, Drummond, Lower Canada

Father: Robert HOLMES

Mother: Jane COOKE

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John Alexander married Sarah Jane PATRICK 6 February 1865 in Melbourne, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Jane PATRICK was born 17 April 1831 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Sarah Jane died 18 June 1918 in Vermont, USA. Sarah Jane was the child of Thomas PATRICK and Margaret Thompson DUFF.

John Alexander HOLMES died 30 July 1934 in Averill, Vermont, USA.

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John Alexander HOLMES married

Sarah Jane PATRICK
Marriage date: 6 February 1865
Marriage place: Melbourne, Quebec, Canada
Sarah Jane PATRICK was the child of Thomas PATRICK and Margaret Thompson DUFF

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Margaret Patrick HOLMES

Born: 5 August 1866, Kingsbury, Quebec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1954, Everett, Washington, USA

Married: Edward John HUDSON 23 May 1885 Place: Brighton, Vermont, USA (Gilead) (Random) (Island Pond)

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Birth — 1836
17 May 1836
Durham, Drummond, Lower Canada

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)

1865 Marriage / Partner
John Alexander HOLMES and Sarah Jane PATRICK 6 February 1865, Melbourne, Quebec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Margaret Patrick HOLMES was born 5 August 1866, Kingsbury, Quebec, Canada

John Alexander was 30 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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Marriage of Child
Margaret Patrick HOLMES married 23 May 1885, Brighton, Vermont, USA (Gilead) (Random) (Island Pond) to Edward John HUDSON

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)