Alfred SIMPSON

(b. 26 September 1878 , Perkins Township, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 17 December 1943 , Monroe, Michigan, USA )

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Alfred SIMPSON was born 26 September 1878 in Perkins Township, Erie, Ohio, USA

Alfred SIMPSON was the child of Frederick George SIMPSON and Margaret CRYSINGER

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Alfred married Pearl Maude PROSSER 14 January 1903 in Deerfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Pearl Maude PROSSER was born 20 June 1883 in Dundee, Monroe, Michigan, USA. Pearl Maude died 20 January 1929 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Pearl Maude was the child of James Keith PROSSER and Almira (Elmira) STULL.

Alfred SIMPSON died 17 December 1943 in Monroe, Michigan, USA.
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Alfred SIMPSON married

Pearl Maude PROSSER-- Date: 14 January 1903 Place: Deerfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Pearl Maude PROSSER was the child of James Keith PROSSER and Almira (Elmira) STULL

Children of Alfred SIMPSON and Pearl Maude PROSSER:

James Elwood SIMPSON (b.14 March 1906, Carlton, Michigan,USA d. 13 October 1933, Monroe, Michigan, USA)
m. Ruby Ada MILLER 11 August 1930

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1878 Birth
26 September 1878
Perkins Township, Erie, Ohio, USA

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

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Alfred SIMPSON and Pearl Maude PROSSER 14 January 1903, Deerfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

He was 24 years old.

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

1906 Birth of Child
James Elwood SIMPSON was born 14 March 1906, Carlton, Michigan,USA

Alfred was 27 years old.

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

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

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification