George RICHFORD

Born

6 February 1887 , Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 October 1916 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Parents of George RICHFORD

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Ambrose RICHFORD (ROCHEFORT)

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Josephine GAGNON (GAGNE) (GONYA)

Grandparents of George RICHFORD

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Louis (Ambrose) LAFONTAINE RICHFORD Angeline LAMITIE (GOUYER) ?

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Edouard GAGNON (GAGNE) Marie GERMAIN

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Birth

Name: George Richford
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Event Date: 06 Feb 1887
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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)

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

1906 marriage

Name: George Richford
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Event Date: 5 Nov 1906
Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Birth Date: 1886
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Father's Name: Ambrose Richford
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Spouse's Name: Malvina Richard
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Spouse's Birth Date: 1886
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Spouse's BirthPlace: , , Canada
Spouse's Father's Name: George

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

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

Death — 1916
13 October 1916
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 29.

Obituary

George Richford

George Richford, aged 29 years, eight months and six days, died yesterday in City Hospital of Addison disease. His funeral will be Monday morning from the home of his father at 4 Lanark street with mass of requiem in St. Joseph's church on Wall street. He leaves a wife, his father, Ambrose Richford, Melvina and Laura Richford; five
Brother: s, Ambrose, Jr., Edmund, Philip, Moses and William Richford, and a
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The Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
October 14, 1916