Margaret SMITH

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23 February 1823 , Lanark, Upper Canada

Died

11 March 1915 , Clark, South Dakota, USA

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Born: 23 February 1823 in Lanark, Upper Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Margaret married William Thomas JANSON 20 July 1844 in Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Thomas JANSON was born 7 October 1817 in Limehouse, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. William Thomas died 7 August 1877 in Merrickville, Merrickville-Wolford, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

Margaret SMITH died 11 March 1915 in Clark, South Dakota, USA.
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Margaret SMITH married

William Thomas JANSON
Marriage date: 20 July 1844
Marriage place: Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West*

Children of William Thomas JANSON and Margaret SMITH

William Thomas J Jr JANSON

Born: 4 May 1845, Lanark, Canada West
Died: 16 October 1917, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Married: Anna M GALLMAN 2 March 1870

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Birth — 1823
23 February 1823
Lanark, Upper Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, 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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Margaret SMITH and William Thomas JANSON 20 July 1844, Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada*

She was 21 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
William Thomas J Jr JANSON was born 4 May 1845, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Margaret was 22 years old.

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

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.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
William Thomas JANSON died 7 August 1877, Merrickville, Merrickville-Wolford, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

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)