Alfred SMITH

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24 January 1836 , North Dorchester Twp, Middlesex, Upper Canada

Died

12 October 1918 , Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Jacob SMITH Elizabeth SNIVELY

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Born: 24 January 1836 in North Dorchester Twp, Middlesex, Upper Canada

Father: Jacob SMITH

Mother: Elizabeth SNIVELY

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Alfred married Mary Mariah SMITH abt. 1857 in North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Mariah SMITH was born 20 October 1841 in North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Mary Mariah died 9 September 1901 in North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Mary Mariah was the child of Anthony SMITH and Magdelane SNIVELY.

Alfred SMITH died 12 October 1918 in Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
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Mary Mariah SMITH
Marriage date: abt. 1857
Marriage place: North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Mary Mariah SMITH was the child of Anthony SMITH and Magdelane SNIVELY

Children of Alfred SMITH and Mary Mariah SMITH

William Silas SMITH

Born: 16 October 1862, North Dorchester, Middlesex, Canada West
Died: 3 January 1932, Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Married: Esther Mary "Etta" HUFFMON 26 April 1883

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Birth — 1836
24 January 1836
North Dorchester Twp, Middlesex, Upper Canada

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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)

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

1862 Birth of Child
William Silas SMITH was born 16 October 1862, North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Alfred was 26 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Mariah SMITH died 9 September 1901, North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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)

Death — 1918
12 October 1918
Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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