Nelson Horatio
PERKINS
(b.
22 October 1838
,
Ottawa, Upper Canada
d.
23 April 1923
,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
)
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Nelson Horatio PERKINS was born 22 October 1838 in Ottawa, Upper Canada
Nelson Horatio PERKINS was the child of Lyman PERKINS and Syena BLAISDELLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nelson Horatio married Elizabeth COOK 26 May 1880 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth COOK was born abt. 1857 in Cumberland, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth died 10 November 1943 in Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Samuel COOKE and Ann Catherine SWAIN.
Nelson Horatio PERKINS died 23 April 1923 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Family and Children of Nelson Horatio PERKINS
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Elizabeth COOK-- Date: 26 May 1880 Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth COOK was the child of Samuel COOKE and Ann Catherine SWAIN
Children of Nelson Horatio PERKINS and Elizabeth COOK:
Vanessa PERKINS (b.20 May 1888, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 18 January 1943, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Joseph-Isaie-René CAYA 5 September 1923 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth COOK-- Date: 26 May 1880 Place: Carleton, Ontario, CanadaElizabeth COOK was the child of Samuel COOKE and Ann Catherine SWAIN
Children of Nelson Horatio PERKINS and Elizabeth COOK:
Vanessa PERKINS (b.20 May 1888, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 18 January 1943, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)m. Joseph-Isaie-René CAYA 5 September 1923 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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1838 Birth 22 October 1838
Ottawa, Upper Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.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
1880 Marriage / PartnerNelson Horatio PERKINS and Elizabeth COOK 26 May 1880, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
He was 41 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.1888 Birth of ChildVanessa PERKINS was born 20 May 1888, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nelson Horatio was 49 years old.
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 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 Canada
1923 Death 23 April 1923
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
Added: 10/20/2021 7:00:18 PM
- Updated: 10/14/2025 4:13:20 PM
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