Charles Smith PARKER

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29 November 1853 , England

Died

abt. 1901 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Born: 29 November 1853 in England

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Charles Smith was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1884.

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Charles Smith married Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER 17 September 1884 in Brooklyn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER was born 28 November 1854 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island). Elizabeth Bennett died 16 June 1931 in Linden, New Jersey, USA. Elizabeth Bennett was the child of Cornelius VAN MATER and Sarah Nettie? WHITE.

Charles Smith PARKER died abt. 1901 in Brooklyn, New York, USA .
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Charles Smith PARKER married

Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER
Marriage date: 17 September 1884
Marriage place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER was the child of Cornelius VAN MATER and Sarah Nettie? WHITE

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Name: Elizabeth B. VanMater

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1884

Marriage Place: Flatlands, New York, USA

Spouse: Charles S. Parker

Certificate Number: 8509

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Charles S. Parker

Elizabeth B. VanMater

Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Children of Charles Smith PARKER and Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER

Charles Smith PARKER

Born: 13 April 1885, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: ,

Sarah W PARKER

Born: April 1887, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 15 May 1929, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Elizabeth Bennett PARKER

Born: 24 March 1891, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: ,

George (Van Mater) PARKER

Born: 18 May 1894, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 5 January 1973, San Jose, California, USA

Married: Doris SARGENT 16 November 1916 Place: , New York, USA

Thomas Winter PARKER

Born: 1 March 1898, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1853
29 November 1853
England

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles Smith PARKER and Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER 17 September 1884, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

He was 30 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Birth of Child
Charles Smith PARKER was born 13 April 1885, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Charles Smith was 31 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Sarah W PARKER was born April 1887, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Charles Smith was 33 years old.

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
Elizabeth Bennett PARKER was born 24 March 1891, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Charles Smith was 37 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
George (Van Mater) PARKER was born 18 May 1894, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Charles Smith was 40 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1898 Birth of Child
Thomas Winter PARKER was born 1 March 1898, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Charles Smith was 44 years old.

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