Mary Jane CONWAY

(b. 4 February 1838 , Richmond, Lower Canada d. 2 February 1922 , Rumford, Maine, USA )

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Mary Jane CONWAY was born 4 February 1838 in Richmond, Lower Canada

Mary Jane CONWAY was the child of Barney CONWAY and Mary UNKNOWN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary Jane married Alonzo LEAVITT 29 August 1853 in Richmond, Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alonzo LEAVITT was born 14 February 1833 in Melbourne, Quebec, Canada. Alonzo died 23 January 1877 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Alonzo was the child of Dudley LEAVITT and Judith Lovina PEASE.

Mary Jane CONWAY died 2 February 1922 in Rumford, Maine, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Mary Jane CONWAY

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Mary Jane CONWAY married

Alonzo LEAVITT-- Date: 29 August 1853 Place: Richmond, Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada
Alonzo LEAVITT was the child of Dudley LEAVITT and Judith Lovina PEASE

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Children of Alonzo LEAVITT and Mary Jane CONWAY:

William Henry LEAVITT (b.12 July 1866, Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada d. 9 November 1905, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Myrtie Luella COOKSON 13 September 1901 in Newport, Maine, USA (East Pond Plantation)

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1838 Birth
4 February 1838
Richmond, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1853 Marriage / Partner
Mary Jane CONWAY and Alonzo LEAVITT 29 August 1853, Richmond, Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada

She was 15 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
William Henry LEAVITT was born 12 July 1866, Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada

Mary Jane was 28 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alonzo LEAVITT died 23 January 1877, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

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 Marriage of Child
William Henry LEAVITT married 13 September 1901, Newport, Maine, USA (East Pond Plantation) to Myrtie Luella COOKSON

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)

1905 Death of Child
William Henry LEAVITT died 9 November 1905, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Mary Jane was 67 years old.

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)