Mary Magdalene PLANTZ

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28 April 1821 , Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada

Died

3 January 1909 , Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

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John Franklin PLANTZ Catherine WHITTEKER

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Born: 28 April 1821 in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada

Father: John Franklin PLANTZ

Mother: Catherine WHITTEKER

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Mary Magdalene married Francis Peter TYRRELL abt. 1835 in Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francis Peter TYRRELL was born abt. 1797 in Ireland. Francis Peter died 8 October 1861 in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.

Mary Magdalene PLANTZ died 3 January 1909 in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
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Mary Magdalene PLANTZ married

Francis Peter TYRRELL
Marriage date: abt. 1835
Marriage place: , Upper Canada

Children of Francis Peter TYRRELL and Mary Magdalene PLANTZ

Mary Anne TYRRELL (TYRILL)

Born: 7 February 1836, Williamsburg, Dundas, Upper Canada
Died: 8 May 1907, Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Married: Erastus Abner BECKSTEAD 1863 Place: , Canada West

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Birth — 1821
28 April 1821
Williamsburgh, Dundas, 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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Birth of Child
Mary Anne TYRRELL (TYRILL) was born 7 February 1836, Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Mary Magdalene was 14 years old.

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.

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

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francis Peter TYRRELL died 8 October 1861, Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

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 - 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)

1907 Death of Child
Mary Anne TYRRELL (TYRILL) died 8 May 1907, Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Mary Magdalene was 86 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Death — 1909
3 January 1909
Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 87.

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