Ronald Finlay MACDONALD

Born

20 January 1828 , St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Upper Canada

Died

6 November 1911 , Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

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Finlay MCDONALD Sarah Sally MACPHERSON

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Born: 20 January 1828 in St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Upper Canada

Father: Finlay MCDONALD

Mother: Sarah Sally MACPHERSON

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Ronald Finlay married Rachael MCDONALD 27 November 1860 in St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachael MCDONALD was born 9 May 1840 in Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Rachael died 25 November 1918 in Gladstone, Delta, Michigan, USA. Rachael was the child of Donald MCDONALD and Margaret GRANT.

Ronald Finlay MACDONALD died 6 November 1911 in Cheboygan, Michigan, USA.
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Rachael MCDONALD
Marriage date: 27 November 1860
Marriage place: St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Rachael MCDONALD was the child of Donald MCDONALD and Margaret GRANT

Children of Ronald Finlay MACDONALD and Rachael MCDONALD

Daniel James MCDONALD

Born: 14 May 1866, St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Canada West
Died: 22 February 1929, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

Married: Eva C. AMIOT 19 January 1904 Place: Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1828
20 January 1828
St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Upper Canada

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Ronald Finlay MACDONALD and Rachael MCDONALD 27 November 1860, St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Daniel James MCDONALD was born 14 May 1866, St. Raphaels, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

Ronald Finlay was 38 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)

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)

1904 Marriage of Child
Daniel James MCDONALD married 19 January 1904, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA to Eva C. AMIOT

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)