Margaret O'CONNELL

(b. 3 May 1843 , Canada d. 16 November 1911 , )

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Margaret O'CONNELL was born 3 May 1843 in Canada

Margaret O'CONNELL was the child of ? and ?

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Margaret married George BREEN abt. 1869 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George BREEN was born 24 June 1833 in Ireland. George died 26 April 1919

Margaret O'CONNELL died 16 November 1911
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Margaret O'CONNELL married

George BREEN-- Date: abt. 1869 Place:

Children of George BREEN and Margaret O'CONNELL:

Mary Jane BREEN (b.10 March 1869, Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada d. 17 July 1905, Victoria, Ontario, Canada)
m. Patrick GILLIECE 23 November 1886

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1843 Birth
3 May 1843
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)

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)

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

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

1869 Birth of Child
Mary Jane BREEN was born 10 March 1869, Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

Margaret was 25 years old.

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.

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)

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
Mary Jane BREEN died 17 July 1905, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

Margaret was 62 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)

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