William Houghton TURNER

(b. 6 December 1864 , Sault Sainte Marie, Upper Canada d. 14 March 1928 , L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA )

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William Houghton TURNER was born 6 December 1864 in Sault Sainte Marie, Upper Canada

William Houghton TURNER was the child of ? and ?

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William Houghton married Mary Jane FORTIN 23 October 1881 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Mary Jane FORTIN was born abt. 1863 in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada.

William Houghton TURNER died 14 March 1928 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA.
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William Houghton TURNER married

Mary Jane FORTIN-- Date: 23 October 1881 Place: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Children of William Houghton TURNER and Mary Jane FORTIN:

Margaret Eleanor TURNER (b.23 November 1905, L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA d. 13 May 1968, L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA)
m. Norman "Pope" Ferdinand LAMBERT 10 February 1923

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1864 Birth
6 December 1864
Sault Sainte Marie, Upper Canada

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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
William Houghton TURNER and Mary Jane FORTIN 23 October 1881, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

He was 16 years old.

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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Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
Queen Street looking East from Brock Street
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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)

1905 Birth of Child
Margaret Eleanor TURNER was born 23 November 1905, L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA

William Houghton was 40 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)