William Wilkinson DAVIDSON

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3 November 1828 , Great Salkeld, Cumberland, England

Died

2 February 1914 , Durham, Quebec, Canada

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Born: 3 November 1828 in Great Salkeld, Cumberland, England

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William Wilkinson married Mary LANCASTER 7 December 1848 in Hudson, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary LANCASTER was born 22 November 1829 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Mary died 17 February 1916 in Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely).

William Wilkinson DAVIDSON died 2 February 1914 in Durham, Quebec, Canada.
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William Wilkinson DAVIDSON married

Mary LANCASTER
Marriage date: 7 December 1848
Marriage place: Hudson, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada

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Children of William Wilkinson DAVIDSON and Mary LANCASTER

Hannah DAVIDSON

Born: 19 November 1851, Boscobel, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada
Died: 31 October 1925, Ely, Shefford, Quebec, Canada

Married: James HENDERSON 27 April 1869 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1828
3 November 1828
Great Salkeld, Cumberland, England

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)

1848 Marriage / Partner
William Wilkinson DAVIDSON and Mary LANCASTER 7 December 1848, Hudson, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Birth of Child
Hannah DAVIDSON was born 19 November 1851, Boscobel, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada

William Wilkinson was 23 years old.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage of Child
Hannah DAVIDSON married 27 April 1869, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to James HENDERSON

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)

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)