Lavinia RHODES

Born

24 March 1828 , Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

18 September 1911 , Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Thomas RHODES Sarah BEARDSLEY

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Born: 24 March 1828 in Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas RHODES

Mother: Sarah BEARDSLEY

Paternal grandparents: Abraham RHODES , Mary BARTON

Maternal grandparents: Beverly Robinson BEARDSLEY , Sarah HATCH

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Lavinia married Judson RAY abt. 1850 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judson RAY was born abt. 1828 in Harbourville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Judson was the child of John RAY and Deborah FARNSWORTH.

Lavinia RHODES died 18 September 1911 in Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Lavinia RHODES married

Judson RAY
Marriage date: abt. 1850
Marriage place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Judson RAY was the child of John RAY and Deborah FARNSWORTH

Children of Judson RAY and Lavinia RHODES

Thomas Rupert RAY

Born: 9 August 1852, Harbourville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 21 April 1914, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lavinia SLOCOMB 20 May 1878 Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1828
24 March 1828
Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

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.

1852 Birth of Child
Thomas Rupert RAY was born 9 August 1852, Harbourville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lavinia was 24 years old.

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)

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 Marriage of Child
Thomas Rupert RAY married 20 May 1878, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA to Lavinia SLOCOMB

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

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