Barbara Caroline
PURDY
(b.
2 March 1861
,
Beckwith, Lanark Co. Canada West
d.
8 July 1948
,
East Templeton, Hull, Quebec, Canada
)
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Barbara Caroline PURDY was born 2 March 1861 in Beckwith, Lanark Co. Canada West
Barbara Caroline PURDY was the child of James PURDY and Nancy Elizabeth TAMAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert PURDY and Elizabeth BROWN (maternal) Joseph TAMAN and Mary Jane HARESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Barbara Caroline married Robert Maurice BUCHAN 20 January 1879 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert Maurice BUCHAN was born 12 July 1851 in Killin, Scotland. Robert Maurice died 26 October 1925 in Gatineau, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Gatineau) (Touraine) (East Templeton) (West Templeton).
Barbara Caroline PURDY died 8 July 1948 in East Templeton, Hull, Quebec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Barbara Caroline PURDY
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Robert Maurice BUCHAN-- Date: 20 January 1879 Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Children of Robert Maurice BUCHAN and Barbara Caroline PURDY:
James BUCHAN (b.11 September 1879, Gatineau, Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1912, Saranac Lake, New York, USA)
m. Beulah Ethel GATES 20 September 1905
Robert Maurice BUCHAN-- Date: 20 January 1879 Place: Carleton, Ontario, CanadaChildren of Robert Maurice BUCHAN and Barbara Caroline PURDY:
James BUCHAN (b.11 September 1879, Gatineau, Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1912, Saranac Lake, New York, USA)m. Beulah Ethel GATES 20 September 1905
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1861 Birth 2 March 1861
Beckwith, Lanark Co. Canada West
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 Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Marriage / PartnerBarbara Caroline PURDY and Robert Maurice BUCHAN 20 January 1879, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
She was 17 years old.
1879 Birth of ChildJames BUCHAN was born 11 September 1879, Gatineau, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Gatineau) (Touraine) (East Templeton) (West Templeton)
Barbara Caroline was 18 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. 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 Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England 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.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1912 Death of ChildJames BUCHAN died 2 July 1912, Saranac Lake, New York, USA
Barbara Caroline was 51 years old.
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 Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1925 Death of Spouse/PartnerRobert Maurice BUCHAN died 26 October 1925, Gatineau, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Gatineau) (Touraine) (East Templeton) (West Templeton)
1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1948 Death 8 July 1948
East Templeton, Hull, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 87.
Added: 10/16/2021 7:09:08 PM
- Updated: 10/10/2025 12:43:55 PM
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