Robert John
KINNEY
(b.
10 December 1837
,
Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
10 June 1930
,
Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Robert John KINNEY was born 10 December 1837 in Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Robert John KINNEY was the child of Edward Edmund KINNEY and Frances Bubar HOLMES and the grandchild of: (paternal) John KINNEY and Phoebe TOMPKINS (maternal) Moses HOLMES and Olive BUBARSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert John married Clarissa Clara MURPHY abt. 1861 in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clarissa Clara MURPHY was born 26 October 1838 in Clearview, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Clarissa Clara was the child of Patrick MURPHY and Elizabeth Cuffman DEMERCHANT.
Robert John KINNEY died 10 June 1930 in Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Family and Children of Robert John KINNEY
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Clarissa Clara MURPHY-- Date: abt. 1861 Place: Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Clarissa Clara MURPHY was the child of Patrick MURPHY and Elizabeth Cuffman DEMERCHANT
Children of Robert John KINNEY and Clarissa Clara MURPHY:
Robert John KINNEY (b.2 November 1879, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 December 1951, Carlisle, Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Sarah Sally "Sadie" DEMERCHANT 13 November 1901 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA
Clarissa Clara MURPHY-- Date: abt. 1861 Place: Carleton, New Brunswick, CanadaClarissa Clara MURPHY was the child of Patrick MURPHY and Elizabeth Cuffman DEMERCHANT
Children of Robert John KINNEY and Clarissa Clara MURPHY:
Robert John KINNEY (b.2 November 1879, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 December 1951, Carlisle, Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Sarah Sally "Sadie" DEMERCHANT 13 November 1901 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA
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1837 Birth 10 December 1837
Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, 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 Canada1879 Birth of ChildRobert John KINNEY was born 2 November 1879, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Robert John 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. 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
1901 Marriage of ChildRobert John KINNEY married 13 November 1901, Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA to Sarah Sally "Sadie" DEMERCHANT
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 Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1930 Death 10 June 1930
Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 92.
Added: 9/15/2025 5:39:26 PM
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