Laura Sophronia Lee THROOP

Born

12 October 1858 , Algonquin, Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West

Died

2 February 1920 , Algonquin, Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Laura Sophronia Lee married George Reynoldson SHEPHERD 14 February 1880 in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Reynoldson SHEPHERD was born 6 October 1853 in Algonquin, Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West. George Reynoldson died 4 February 1922 in Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Laura Sophronia Lee THROOP

Laura Sophronia Lee THROOP married

George Reynoldson SHEPHERD
Marriage date: 14 February 1880
Marriage place: Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Children of George Reynoldson SHEPHERD and Laura Sophronia Lee THROOP

Lorne Ernest SHEPHARD

Born: 2/5/1880, Algonquin, Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2 November 1918, Algonquin, Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Married: Ada May BENNETT 26 April 1906

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Birth — 1858
12 October 1858
Algonquin, Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West

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)

1880 Marriage / Partner
Laura Sophronia Lee THROOP and George Reynoldson SHEPHERD 14 February 1880, Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
Lorne Ernest SHEPHARD was born 2/5/1880, Algonquin, Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Laura Sophronia Lee was 21 years old.

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

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1918 Death of Child
Lorne Ernest SHEPHARD died 2 November 1918, Algonquin, Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Laura Sophronia Lee was 60 years old.

Death — 1920
2 February 1920
Algonquin, Augusta Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 61.

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