Jonathan Gleason DAVENPORT

(b. 25 September 1840 , Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 March 1916 , )

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Jonathan Gleason DAVENPORT was born 25 September 1840 in Heath, Massachusetts, USA

Jonathan Gleason DAVENPORT was the child of John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward DAVENPORT and Betsey ADAMS (maternal) Arad HALL and Hannah BAILEY

Jonathan Gleason DAVENPORT died 28 March 1916
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1840 Birth
25 September 1840
Heath, Massachusetts, 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)

1850 - Heath, Massachusetts
Name: Jonathan E Davenport
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Attended School: Y
Line Number: 6
Dwelling Number: 130
Family Number: 138
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davenport 50
Hannah Davenport 50
Emily L Davenport 12
Jonathan E Davenport 10
Edward H Davenport 4

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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)