Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON

Born

17 May 1847 , Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

13 November 1908 , Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents & Family of Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON

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Born: 17 May 1847 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON

Father

Reuben NICKERSON

Mother

Sarah CROWELL

Grandparents of Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON

Paternal grandparents

Isaiah NICKERSON Hepsebah (Hipsabeth) CAHOON

Maternal grandparents

Levi CROWELL Nancy Ann CHETWYND

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Hepzibah Anne married William Watson BRANNEN abt. 1863 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Watson BRANNEN was born 13 July 1845 in Baccaro, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Watson died 22 March 1924 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Watson was the child of Henry William BRANNEN and Eleanor Ellen NICKERSON.

Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON died 13 November 1908 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON

Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON married

William Watson BRANNEN
Marriage date: abt. 1863
Marriage place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
William Watson BRANNEN was the child of Henry William BRANNEN and Eleanor Ellen NICKERSON

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 — 1847
17 May 1847
Woods Harbour, 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

Hepzibah Anne was 19 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)