John HILSON

Born

17 April 1857 , Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Died

abt. 1936 , Edinburgh, Scotland

John married Agnes Lawson ANDERSON abt. 1884 in Scotland . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes Lawson ANDERSON was born 17 October 1860 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John HILSON married

Agnes Lawson ANDERSON
Marriage date: abt. 1884
Marriage place: , Scotland

Children of John HILSON and Agnes Lawson ANDERSON

Jennie Rutherford HILSON

Born: 15 September 1886, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 1941, Deferiet, Jefferson, New York, USA

Married: Elias BEARS 25 August 1911 Place: Millinocket, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1857
17 April 1857
Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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)

1886 Birth of Child
Jennie Rutherford HILSON was born 15 September 1886, Edinburgh, Scotland

John was 29 years old.

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

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

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

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)

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)