Winnifred WATERS

Born

April 1847 , Becket, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 January 1907 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: April 1847 in Becket, Massachusetts, USA

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Winnifred married Frederick RANSEHOUSEN abt. 1867 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Frederick RANSEHOUSEN was born July 1842 in New York, USA. Frederick died 14 March 1911 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Frederick was the child of Wilhelm A RENZIENAUSEN and Louisa BOHLMANN.

Winnifred WATERS died 24 January 1907 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of Patrick Waters and Catherine Bower

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Winnifred WATERS

Winnifred WATERS married

Frederick RANSEHOUSEN
Marriage date: abt. 1867
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Frederick RANSEHOUSEN was the child of Wilhelm A RENZIENAUSEN and Louisa BOHLMANN

Children of Frederick RANSEHOUSEN and Winnifred WATERS

Catherine RANSEHOUSEN

Born: August 1847, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Frederick RANSEHOUSEN

Born: 7 October 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1923, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN 27 June 1906 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Winnifred M RANSEHOUSEN

Born: November 1878, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

James RANSEHOUSEN

Born: 2 October 1880, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1927,

Annie G RANSEHOUSEN

Born: June 1885, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Clayton Augustus RANSEHOUSEN

Born: 16 October 1889, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1847
April 1847
Becket, Massachusetts, USA

1847 Birth of Child
Catherine RANSEHOUSEN was born August 1847, , Massachusetts, USA

Winnifred was 0 years old.

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.

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.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Frederick RANSEHOUSEN was born 7 October 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Winnifred was 29 years old.

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.

1878 Birth of Child
Winnifred M RANSEHOUSEN was born November 1878, , Massachusetts, USA

Winnifred was 31 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Birth of Child
James RANSEHOUSEN was born 2 October 1880, , Massachusetts, USA

Winnifred was 33 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Annie G RANSEHOUSEN was born June 1885, , Massachusetts, USA

Winnifred was 38 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Clayton Augustus RANSEHOUSEN was born 16 October 1889, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Winnifred was 42 years old.

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 of Child
Frederick RANSEHOUSEN married 27 June 1906, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA to Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN

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.