George Wood DICKENS

Born

8 June 1843 , Rhode Island, USA

Died

12 February 1928 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Age: 83

George Wood married Ellen Judith "Ella" EDWARDS abt. 1862 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ellen Judith "Ella" EDWARDS was born November 1842 in Connecticut, USA. Ellen Judith "Ella" died 16 September 1916 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Ellen Judith "Ella" was the child of Standish EDWARDS .

Parents & Family of George Wood DICKENS

Parents of George Wood DICKENS

Father

Joseph DICKENS

Mother

Ann WOOD

Grandparents of George Wood DICKENS

Paternal grandparents

Mathew DICKENS Lydia UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Chemicals Superintendant, Propietor-General Store

Spouses, Marriages & Children of George Wood DICKENS

George Wood DICKENS married

Ellen Judith "Ella" EDWARDS
Marriage date: abt. 1862
Marriage place:
Ellen Judith "Ella" EDWARDS was the child of Standish EDWARDS

Children of George Wood DICKENS and Ellen Judith "Ella" EDWARDS

Joseph Stanton DICKENS

Born: 16 January 1868, Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 September 1895, , Rhode Island, USA

Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS

Born: 3 November 1875, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 17 May 1947, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Edwin O COLLINS 16 September 1896 Place: , Rhode Island, USA

Married: James Alexander DICKIE 5 March 1910 Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1843
8 June 1843
Rhode Island, 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

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.

1868 Birth of Child
Joseph Stanton DICKENS was born 16 January 1868, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

George Wood was 24 years old.

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.

1875 Birth of Child
Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS was born 3 November 1875, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

George Wood was 32 years old.

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.

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

1895 Death of Child
Joseph Stanton DICKENS died 19 September 1895, , Rhode Island, USA

George Wood was 52 years old.

1896 Marriage of Child
Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS married 16 September 1896, , Rhode Island, USA to Edwin O COLLINS

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 - 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

1910 Marriage of Child
Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS married 5 March 1910, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA to James Alexander DICKIE

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

1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ellen Judith "Ella" EDWARDS died 16 September 1916, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany