James FORAN

(b. February 1843 , Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada d. 30 September 1915 , Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada )

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James FORAN was born February 1843 in Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

James FORAN was the child of James FEARON (FORAN) and Catherine FLYNN

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James married Catherine DENIS 24 October 1871 in Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DENIS was born 5 February 1845 in Wayerton, Northesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Catherine died 2 April 1916 in Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Catherine was the child of Joseph DENNIS and Margaret SULLIVAN.

James FORAN died 30 September 1915 in Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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James FORAN married

Catherine DENIS-- Date: 24 October 1871 Place: Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Catherine DENIS was the child of Joseph DENNIS and Margaret SULLIVAN

Children of James FORAN and Catherine DENIS:

Margaret A Sullivan FORAN (b.abt. 1880, New Castle, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Walter Clarence WOLSCHENDORF 1 August 1908 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater)

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1843 Birth
February 1843
Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

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.

1871 Marriage / Partner
James FORAN and Catherine DENIS 24 October 1871, Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 28 years old.

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)

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

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)

1908 Marriage of Child
Margaret A Sullivan FORAN married 1 August 1908, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater) to Walter Clarence WOLSCHENDORF

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)