Josephine Louise JENISON

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3 August 1877 , Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Died

7 December 1939 , Warren, Rhode Island, USA

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Charles Henry JENNISON Ellen Maria FIELD

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Josephine Louise JENISON was born 3 August 1877 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Josephine Louise JENISON was the child of Charles Henry JENNISON and Ellen Maria FIELD and the grandchild of: (paternal) George JENISON and Elizabeth M THOMAS (maternal) Eliphalet FIELD and Lucinda WESTGATE

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Josephine Louise married John Raymond MEIGGS abt. 1898 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Raymond MEIGGS was born 22 August 1861 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts). John Raymond died 28 February 1928 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA. John Raymond was the child of John Raymond MEIGGS and Sarah Jane BLOUNT.

Josephine Louise JENISON died 7 December 1939 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA.
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John Raymond MEIGGS-- Date: abt. 1898 Place:
John Raymond MEIGGS was the child of John Raymond MEIGGS and Sarah Jane BLOUNT

Children of John Raymond MEIGGS and Josephine Louise JENISON

John Leroy MEIGGS (b.23 June 1904, Warren, Rhode Island, USA d. 21 September 1966, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Helen Elizabeth MORAN 1932

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1877 Birth
3 August 1877
Cranston, Rhode Island, 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)

1904 Birth of Child
John Leroy MEIGGS was born 23 June 1904, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Josephine Louise was 26 years old.

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

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