Mary NEWCOMB

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abt. 1844 , Ireland

Died

6 April 1905 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Born: abt. 1844 in Ireland

Father: Unknown

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Mary married Johnson MCDOWELL 13 June 1866 in Springport, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Johnson MCDOWELL was born 31 August 1824 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Johnson died 10 July 1886 in Auburn, New York, USA.

Mary NEWCOMB died 6 April 1905 in Auburn, New York, USA.

Daughter of Patrick Newcomb and Anne Carrigan

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Mary NEWCOMB married

Johnson MCDOWELL
Marriage date: 13 June 1866
Marriage place: Springport, New York, USA

Children of Johnson MCDOWELL and Mary NEWCOMB

James Avery MCDOWELL

Born: 29 August 1867, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 3 April 1950, Auburn, New York, USA

Charles B MCDOWELL

Born: 5 September 1869, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 23 February 1953, Geneva, New York, USA

Mary Jane Jennie MCDOWELL

Born: 11 July 1872, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 6 May 1933, Bronx, New York, USA

Married: Philip D KEELEY 19 September 1894 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Francis MCDOWELL

Born: 6 January 1874, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: ,

William Johnson MCDOWELL

Born: 27 August 1876, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 5 July 1931, Auburn, New York, USA

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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)

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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Mary NEWCOMB and Johnson MCDOWELL 13 June 1866, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

1867 Birth of Child
James Avery MCDOWELL was born 29 August 1867, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Charles B MCDOWELL was born 5 September 1869, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1872 Birth of Child
Mary Jane Jennie MCDOWELL was born 11 July 1872, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1874 Birth of Child
Francis MCDOWELL was born 6 January 1874, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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

1876 Birth of Child
William Johnson MCDOWELL was born 27 August 1876, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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)

1880 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Mary Mcdowell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Keeping House
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Ireland
Birth Date: 1838
Spouse's Name: Johnson Mcdowell
Spouse's Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Page: 274
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 1189
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0813
GS Film number: 1254813
Digital Folder Number: 004242020
Image Number: 00313
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Johnson Mcdowell M 55 New York, United States
Wife Mary Mcdowell F 42 Ireland
Son James Mcdowell M 12 New York, United States
Son Charles Mcdowell M 10 New York, United States
Daughter Jennie Mcdowell F 7 New York, United States
Son Johnson Mcdowell M 3 New York, United States
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Johnson MCDOWELL died 10 July 1886, Auburn, New York, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Johnson Mcdowell
Spouse's Name: Mary Mcdowell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1890
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Affiliate Publication Title: Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War,1890.
Affiliate Publication Number: M123
Affiliate Film Number: 53
GS Film number: 338212
Digital Folder Number: 004679118
Image Number: 00032

Mary is listed as a widow. Johnson was a sergeant with K 111th NY Volunteers. He enlisted July 22, 1862 and was discharged Apr 16, 1864.

'United States 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K836-JQM : accessed 05 Dec 2013), Johnson Mcdowell, 1890.
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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

1894 Marriage of Child
Mary Jane Jennie MCDOWELL married 19 September 1894, Auburn, New York, USA to Philip D KEELEY

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)