Mary Smith WATSON

(b. September 1854 , Shubenacadie, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 18 February 1915 , Admiral Rock, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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Mary Smith WATSON was born September 1854 in Shubenacadie, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Mary Smith WATSON was the child of James A WATSON and Elizabeth FISHER and the grandchild of: (maternal) George S FISHER and Rosanna FISHER

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

Mary Smith married John Cambell TURPLE 19 June 1872 in Lower Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Cambell TURPLE was born 13 July 1844 in Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. John Cambell died 5 June 1925 in Admiral Rock, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. John Cambell was the child of John Jacob TURPLE and Grizella BARBRICK.

Mary Smith WATSON died 18 February 1915 in Admiral Rock, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Mary Smith WATSON married

John Cambell TURPLE-- Date: 19 June 1872 Place: Lower Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Cambell TURPLE was the child of John Jacob TURPLE and Grizella BARBRICK

Children of John Cambell TURPLE and Mary Smith WATSON:

Amanda Gumb TURPLE (TURPEL) (b.28 September 1876, Admiral Rock, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. April 1959, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada)
m. Matthew Henry GEDDES 12 May 1897 in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA (North Attleboro)

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1854 Birth
September 1854
Shubenacadie, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

1872 Marriage / Partner
Mary Smith WATSON and John Cambell TURPLE 19 June 1872, Lower Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 17 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.

1876 Birth of Child
Amanda Gumb TURPLE (TURPEL) was born 28 September 1876, Admiral Rock, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Mary Smith was 22 years old.

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)

1897 Marriage of Child
Amanda Gumb TURPLE (TURPEL) married 12 May 1897, North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA (North Attleboro) to Matthew Henry GEDDES

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)

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)