Catharine LAFFREY

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abt. 1777 , At Sea*

Died

8 September 1870 , Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Born: abt. 1777 in At Sea*

Father: Unknown

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Catharine LAFFREY died 8 September 1870 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Father: Christopher Knapp
Mother: Catharine Knapp

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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.

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Name: Catharine Laffrey
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 08 Sep 1870
Death Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Age: 93
Birth Date: 1777
Birth Place: Atlantic Ocean
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Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Christopher Knapp
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Mother's Name: Catharine Knapp
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59946-3
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 1019062
Reference ID: v 1 p 37

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRG-SX7 : 9 December 2014), Catharine Laffrey, 08 Sep 1870; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, reference v 1 p 37; FHL microfilm 1,019,062.'

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