Catherine
BURNS
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Born: abt. 1811 in Crossforths, County Cavan, Ireland
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Joseph Gilmore SMYTH abt. 1840 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Gilmore SMYTH was born abt. 1821 in County Antrim, Ireland.
Catherine BURNS died 9 March 1898 in Kinburn, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Catherine BURNS
Children of Joseph Gilmore SMYTH and Catherine BURNS
John Burns SMYTHDied: 12 October 1935, Kinburn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
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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)
1865 Birth of ChildJohn Burns SMYTH was born 13 January 1865, Kinburn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Death — 18989 March 1898
Kinburn, Ontario, Canada
Record added: 10/2/2025 11:24:49 AM
Last updated: 10/2/2025 11:25:08 AM
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