William Alexander HARRINGTON

(b. 15 April 1883 , Flushing, New York, USA d. 31 December 1904 , Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA )

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William Alexander HARRINGTON was born 15 April 1883 in Flushing, New York, USA

William Alexander HARRINGTON was the child of Henry Lavernia HARRINGTON and Eliza Jane "Liza" BLUNDNELL

William Alexander HARRINGTON died 31 December 1904 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA .
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1883 Birth
15 April 1883
Flushing, New York, USA

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

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 - 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)

Death
Name: William Alexander Harrington
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 31 Dec 1904
Death Place: Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1883
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Father's Name: Henry L. Harrington
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Mother's Name: Eliza J. Harrington
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09376-6
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 1906750
Reference ID: p 60

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8XN-V41 : 6 December 2014), William Alexander Harrington, 31 Dec 1904; citing Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, reference p 60; FHL microfilm 1,906,750.'
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William is buried at: Oak Grove Cemetery Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA PLOT Section L

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