Michael Richard MAXWELL

(b. 28 October 1827 , Ireland d. 25 February 1908 , Saginaw, Michigan, USA )

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Michael Richard MAXWELL was born 28 October 1827 in Ireland

Michael Richard MAXWELL was the child of ? and ?

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Michael Richard married Catherine CASHIN . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Catherine CASHIN was born 2 March 1832 in Ireland. Catherine died 30 April 1917 in Michigan, USA.

Michael Richard MAXWELL died 25 February 1908 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
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Daniel MAXWELL (b.17 July 1867, Tweed, Madoc, Ontario, Canada d. 1 November 1955, Freeland, Michigan, USA)
m. Delia VALLIERE 7 October 1901

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1827 Birth
28 October 1827
Ireland

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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)

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)

1867 Birth of Child
Daniel MAXWELL was born 17 July 1867, Tweed, Madoc, Ontario, Canada

Michael Richard was 39 years old.

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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)

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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)