William Edward ELDRIDGE

(b. 2 October 1845 , Pennfield Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 February 1923 , Beaver Harbour, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada )

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William Edward ELDRIDGE was born 2 October 1845 in Pennfield Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

William Edward ELDRIDGE was the child of George ELDRIDGE and Jerusha CROSS and the grandchild of: (paternal) William ELDRIDGE and Sarah JUSTASON (maternal) Aaron B CROSS and Sarah Jane COOK

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

William Edward married Nancy CARR 6 December 1875 in New Maryland, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy CARR was born 2 April 1847 in Rusagonish, New Brunswick, Canada. Nancy died 18 June 1928 in Beaver Harbour, Pennfield, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.

William Edward ELDRIDGE died 12 February 1923 in Beaver Harbour, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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William Edward ELDRIDGE married

Nancy CARR-- Date: 6 December 1875 Place: New Maryland, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of William Edward ELDRIDGE and Nancy CARR:

Alma Gertrude ELDRIDGE (b.7 August 1882, Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada d. 10 May 1980, Black's Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Edward (Edwin) Colin JUSTASON

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1845 Birth
2 October 1845
Pennfield Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

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.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1875 Marriage / Partner
William Edward ELDRIDGE and Nancy CARR 6 December 1875, New Maryland, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 30 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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Birth of Child
Alma Gertrude ELDRIDGE was born 7 August 1882, Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada

William Edward was 36 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.

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)

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada