Edward Robert DOUGLAS

(b. 12/19/1861 , Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Canada East d. 01/01/1941 , Swanton, Vermont, USA )
Age: 79
Cause of Death: Cancer of Liver

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Edward Robert DOUGLAS was born 12/19/1861 in Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Canada East

Edward Robert DOUGLAS was the child of Robert DOUGLAS and Marie Apolline LEMOIRE

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

Edward Robert married Mary Elizabeth HILLIKER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Elizabeth HILLIKER was born 04/27/1868 in Swanton, Vermont, USA. Mary Elizabeth died 11/15/1949 in Swanton, Vermont, USA.

Edward Robert DOUGLAS died 01/01/1941 in Swanton, Vermont, USA.
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Occupation

Edward Robert DOUGLAS was a Railroad Inspector.

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.

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Edward Robert DOUGLAS married

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Children of Edward Robert DOUGLAS and Mary Elizabeth HILLIKER:

Everette William DOUGLAS (b.08/08/1891, Swanton, Vermont, USA d. 03/07/1972, Swanton, Vermont, USA)
m. Dora Mary OUIMETTE 25 June 1912 in Swanton, Vermont, USA

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1861 Birth
12/19/1861
Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Canada East

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.

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

1891 Birth of Child
Everette William DOUGLAS was born 08/08/1891, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Edward Robert was 29 years old.

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)

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)