Grave has been located flag male ancestor  William Riley  POWELL

  (b. 28 September 1849 ,  New York, USA   d. 8 June 1928 ,  Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA )  

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William Riley POWELL was born 28 September 1849 in New York, USA

William Riley POWELL was the child of Rufus POWELL   and   Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Miles 2Nd POWELL and Polly STEARNS

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William Riley  married  Harriet Elizabeth BREWER 6 January 1878 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Harriet Elizabeth BREWER  was born abt. 1863 in Montrose, Genesee, Michigan, USA.  Harriet Elizabeth died 1 February 1901 in Pontiac, Oakland County Michigan, USA.  Harriet Elizabeth was the child of James Richmond BREWER and Phobe Elizabeth COOPER.

William Riley POWELL died 8 June 1928 in Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA.
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William Riley POWELL married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Harriet Elizabeth BREWER-- Date: 6 January 1878 Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Harriet Elizabeth BREWER was the child of James Richmond BREWER and Phobe Elizabeth COOPER




Children of William Riley POWELL and Harriet Elizabeth BREWER:

flag male ancestor John Henry POWELL (b.21 December 1878, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  d. 9 November 1946, Freemont, Newago, Michigan, USA)
m. Esther Ann MCMURRAY 

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Almond Andrus POWELL (b.19 August 1880, Saginaw County Michigan, USA  d. 11 December 1945, Farwell Clare County Michigan, USA)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Ella Mae POWELL (b.13 September 1882, Birch Run Saginaw County Michigan, USA  d. 18 January 1965, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)



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birth1849 Birth
28 September 1849
New York, USA
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
marriage1878 Marriage / Partner
William Riley POWELL and Harriet Elizabeth BREWER 6 January 1878, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

He was 28 years old.
1878 Birth of Child
John Henry POWELL was born 21 December 1878, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

William Riley was 29 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Birth of Child
Almond Andrus POWELL was born 19 August 1880, Saginaw County Michigan, USA

William Riley was 30 years old.
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
1882 Birth of Child
Ella Mae POWELL was born 13 September 1882, Birch Run Saginaw County Michigan, USA

William Riley was 32 years old.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harriet Elizabeth BREWER died 1 February 1901, Pontiac, Oakland County Michigan, USA
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention 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.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television
death1928 Death
8 June 1928
Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 78.

William is buried at: Birch Run Cemetery Birch Run Saginaw County Michigan, USA Plot: No marker
Added: 10/23/2017 8:25:39 AM - Updated: 11/19/2024 2:59:46 PM
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