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  (b. 10 April 1870 ,  Fenwick, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, USA   d. 28 August 1925 ,  Springhill, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia, USA )  

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Parkinson John SMITH was born 10 April 1870 in Fenwick, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, USA

Parkinson John SMITH was the child of John C SMITH   and   Hannah E RIPLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Thomas SMITH and Rebecca RIPLEY (maternal)  Andrew C RIPLEY and Eliza FENNER

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Parkinson John  married  Grace-Amelia CLENDINNING 13 April 1907 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Grace-Amelia CLENDINNING  was born 10 December 1881 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Grace-Amelia died 18 December 1957 in Sackville, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada.  Grace-Amelia was the child of Robert CLENDINNING and Susan ROSS.

Parkinson John SMITH died 28 August 1925 in Springhill, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia, USA.







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Parkinson John SMITH married flag photo of Grace-Amelia CLENDINNING  Grace-Amelia CLENDINNING-- Date: 13 April 1907 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Grace-Amelia CLENDINNING was the child of Robert CLENDINNING and Susan ROSS


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Grave has been locatedflag photo of Greta May SMITH  Greta May SMITH (b.25 February 1921, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 6 June 2005, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)
m. Seward Perley PATTERSON 9 August 1941



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birth1870 Birth
10 April 1870
Fenwick, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, USA
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention 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.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
marriage1907 Marriage / Partner
Parkinson John SMITH and Grace-Amelia CLENDINNING 13 April 1907, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 37 years old.
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
1921 Birth of Child
Greta May SMITH was born 25 February 1921, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Parkinson John was 50 years old.
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
death1925 Death
28 August 1925
Springhill, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia, USA

He died at the age of 55.
Added: 12/28/2020 6:23:08 PM - Updated: 12/23/2021 12:32:00 PM
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