Theophilus B. ADAMS

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abt. 1815 ,

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14 April 1896 , Nashua, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: abt. 1815

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Theophilus B. ADAMS died 14 April 1896 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA .

Father: T. B. Adams
Mother: Judith Knowlton

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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.

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

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

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

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Name: Theophilus B. Adams
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 14 Apr 1896
Death Place: Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1815
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Father's Name: T. B. Adams
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Mother's Name: Judith Knowlton
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00485-2
System Origin: New Hampshire-EASy
GS Film Number: 2184466
Reference ID: Item 2, p98

'New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FDK1-KNB : 12 December 2014), Theophilus B. Adams, 14 Apr 1896; citing Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; FHL microfilm 2,184,466.'