Zilpha Ann DUNCAN

(b. 24 November 1844 , Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 July 1937 , Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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Zilpha Ann DUNCAN was born 24 November 1844 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Zilpha Ann DUNCAN was the child of Thomas William DUNCAN and Mahala NICKERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) David DUNCAN and Mary PERRY (maternal) John NICKERSON and Dorothy James BURKE

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Zilpha Ann married Obediah William CROWELL 6 February 1865 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Obediah William CROWELL was born abt. 1839 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Obediah William died abt. 1894 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Obediah William was the child of Michael CROWELL and Hester L NICKERSON.

Zilpha Ann DUNCAN died 6 July 1937 in Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Zilpha Ann DUNCAN married

Obediah William CROWELL-- Date: 6 February 1865 Place: Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Obediah William CROWELL was the child of Michael CROWELL and Hester L NICKERSON

Children of Obediah William CROWELL and Zilpha Ann DUNCAN:

Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL (b.9 March 1866, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 March 1947, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. James Ephraim NICKERSON 11 June 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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1844 Birth
24 November 1844
Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Zilpha Ann DUNCAN and Obediah William CROWELL 6 February 1865, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL was born 9 March 1866, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Zilpha Ann was 21 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.

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 Marriage of Child
Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL married 11 June 1885, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to James Ephraim NICKERSON

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

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

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada