Oscar MATHEWS

(b. 22 February 1862 , Welshpool, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 April 1937 , Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada )

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Oscar MATHEWS was born 22 February 1862 in Welshpool, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Oscar MATHEWS was the child of Nelson MATTHEWS and Jerusha Ann FINNEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Stephen MATTHEWS and Frances YOUNG

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Oscar married Adevilla TUCKER 21 October 1883 in Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adevilla TUCKER was born 28 July 1862 in St. George, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Adevilla died 6 December 1941 in Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Adevilla was the child of Thomas Edward TUCKER and Jane MCMAHON.

Oscar MATHEWS died 23 April 1937 in Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
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Oscar MATHEWS married

Adevilla TUCKER-- Date: 21 October 1883 Place: Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Adevilla TUCKER was the child of Thomas Edward TUCKER and Jane MCMAHON

Children of Oscar MATHEWS and Adevilla TUCKER:

Evanella "Olive" P MATHEWS (b.18 May 1895, Welshpool, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada d. 27 August 1932, Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Ollo Bradford CALDER 8 April 1912

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1862 Birth
22 February 1862
Welshpool, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, 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)

1883 Marriage / Partner
Oscar MATHEWS and Adevilla TUCKER 21 October 1883, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

He 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

1895 Birth of Child
Evanella "Olive" P MATHEWS was born 18 May 1895, Welshpool, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Oscar was 33 years old.

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1932 Death of Child
Evanella "Olive" P MATHEWS died 27 August 1932, Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Oscar was 70 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1937 Death
23 April 1937
Wilson's Beach, Campobello Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

He died at the age of 75.

Added: 5/13/2021 10:17:52 AM - Updated: 10/9/2025 4:43:27 PM