William Watson BRANNEN

Born

13 July 1845 , Baccaro, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

22 March 1924 , Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents & Family of William Watson BRANNEN

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Born: 13 July 1845 in Baccaro, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of William Watson BRANNEN

Father

Henry William BRANNEN

Mother

Eleanor Ellen NICKERSON

Grandparents of William Watson BRANNEN

Paternal grandparents

Archibald Smith BRANNEN Mary D ATKINSON

Maternal grandparents

Herman W NICKERSON Sabra NICKERSON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William Watson married Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON abt. 1863 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON was born 17 May 1847 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hepzibah Anne died 13 November 1908 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hepzibah Anne was the child of Reuben NICKERSON and Sarah CROWELL.

William Watson BRANNEN died 22 March 1924 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Watson BRANNEN

William Watson BRANNEN married

Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON
Marriage date: abt. 1863
Marriage place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON was the child of Reuben NICKERSON and Sarah CROWELL

Children of William Watson BRANNEN and Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON

Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN

Born: 16 November 1866, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 28 July 1948,

Married: John P ABBOTT 30 December 1893 Place: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1845
13 July 1845
Baccaro, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN was born 16 November 1866, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

William Watson 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 - 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

1893 Marriage of Child
Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN married 30 December 1893, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA to John P ABBOTT

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)