James Richmond BREWER

Born

1 March 1828 , New York, USA

Died

14 November 1916 , Montrose, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Age: 88

James Richmond married Phobe Elizabeth COOPER . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Phobe Elizabeth COOPER was born 14 February 1827 in New York, USA. Phobe Elizabeth died 13 September 1894 in Genesee Co., Michigan, USA.

James Richmond married Sarah W. UNKNOWN .
Sarah W. UNKNOWN was born 13 November 1832 Sarah W. died 13 March 1915

Parents & Family of James Richmond BREWER

Parents of James Richmond BREWER

Father

Abraham BREWER

Mother

Hannah Sarah STULL

Grandparents of James Richmond BREWER

Paternal grandparents

Abraham BREWER Eunice GRISWOLD

Maternal grandparents

Jacob STULL Sarah PIPENGER

2nd wife is Sarah W.? lastname.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of James Richmond BREWER

James Richmond BREWER married

Phobe Elizabeth COOPER
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Children of James Richmond BREWER and Phobe Elizabeth COOPER

Almond A BREWER

Born: abt. 1849, Southport Chemung County New York, USA
Died: 28 February 1921, Clio Genesee County Michigan, USA

Melvin E BREWER

Born: 11 January 1851, , New York, USA
Died: 19 December 1906, Clio Genesee County Michigan, USA

Richard C. BREWER

Born: 2 August 1852, Grand Blanc Genesee County Michigan, USA
Died: 21 January 1928, Montrose Genesee County Michigan, USA

Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

Born: abt. 1863, Montrose, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Died: 1 February 1901, Pontiac, Oakland County Michigan, USA

Married: William Riley POWELL 6 January 1878 Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

James Richmond BREWER married

Sarah W. UNKNOWN
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Marriage notes:

2nd marriage.

Children of James Richmond BREWER and Sarah W. UNKNOWN

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Birth — 1828
1 March 1828
New York, USA

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Birth of Child
Melvin E BREWER was born 11 January 1851, , New York, USA

James Richmond was 22 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Richard C. BREWER was born 2 August 1852, Grand Blanc Genesee County Michigan, USA

James Richmond was 24 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - 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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Marriage of Child
Harriet Elizabeth BREWER married 6 January 1878, Saginaw, Michigan, USA to William Riley POWELL

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

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phobe Elizabeth COOPER died 13 September 1894, Genesee Co., Michigan, USA

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Death of Child
Harriet Elizabeth BREWER died 1 February 1901, Pontiac, Oakland County Michigan, USA

James Richmond was 72 years old.

1901 - 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.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Death of Child
Melvin E BREWER died 19 December 1906, Clio Genesee County Michigan, USA

James Richmond was 78 years old.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call