Charles
WHITESIDES
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Born: 1 January 1805 in County Sligo, Ireland
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Charles married Elizabeth WATSON abt. 1853 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth WATSON was born abt. 1830
Charles WHITESIDES died 25 June 1904 in Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.
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Children of Charles WHITESIDES and Elizabeth WATSON
Elizabeth WHITESIDESDied: 21 July 1909, Decatur, Michigan, USA
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Birth — 18051 January 1805
County Sligo, Ireland
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)
1856 Birth of ChildElizabeth WHITESIDES was born 27 June 1856, Saratoga, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Charles was 51 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1878 Marriage of ChildElizabeth WHITESIDES married 11 October 1878, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York) to William George GILPIN
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 — 190425 June 1904
Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 99.
Record added: 10/14/2025 11:34:14 AM
Last updated: 10/14/2025 11:34:35 AM
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