Selina Elizabeth REID
Born: 30 April 1848, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 21 August 1930, Chignecto, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 21 August 1930, Chignecto, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Charles Dewolfe MACDONALD 23 September 1869
Mary
RIPLEY
Born
20 November 1817
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Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
abt. 1901
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James REID (READ)
Marriage date: 8 March 1833
Marriage place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
James REID (READ) was the child of Thomas Burney READ and Sarah BROWN
James REID (READ)Marriage date: 8 March 1833
Marriage place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
James REID (READ) was the child of Thomas Burney READ and Sarah BROWN
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Birth — 181720 November 1817
Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1833 Marriage / PartnerMary RIPLEY and James REID (READ) 8 March 1833, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 15 years old.
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 Birth of ChildSelina Elizabeth REID was born 30 April 1848, Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary was 30 years old.
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)
1885 Death of Spouse/PartnerJames REID (READ) died 3 May 1885, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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