Phebe MERRIL

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abt. 1794 , England

Died

25 December 1870 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Born: abt. 1794 in England

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Phebe MERRIL died 25 December 1870 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Father: Sam'L Merril
Spouse: Tradewell

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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: Phebe Tradewell
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 25 Dec 1870
Death Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1794
Birth Place: Eng.
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Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Tradewell
Father's Name: Sam'L Merril
Father's BirthPlace: Of Eng.
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01575-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 1002017
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'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHQT-961 : 9 December 2014), Phebe Tradewell, 25 Dec 1870; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,002,017.'