Fannie May LESTER

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1 May 1878 , Connecticut, USA

Died

27 June 1934 , East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Porter LESTER Sarah Elizabeth BUNCE

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Born: 1 May 1878 in Connecticut, USA

Father: Porter LESTER

Mother: Sarah Elizabeth BUNCE

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Fannie May married Herbert Lester RISLEY 11 October 1899 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Herbert Lester RISLEY was born November 1869 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Herbert Lester died abt. 1936 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Herbert Lester was the child of Ralph Martin RISLEY and Flora L HARRIS.

Fannie May LESTER died 27 June 1934 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Herbert Lester RISLEY
Marriage date: 11 October 1899
Marriage place: East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Herbert Lester RISLEY was the child of Ralph Martin RISLEY and Flora L HARRIS

Children of Herbert Lester RISLEY and Fannie May LESTER

Dorothy Arline RISLEY

Born: 6 May 1916, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 1 July 1972, Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Married: Daniel Wieant EDWARDS 1936 Place: , Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1878
1 May 1878
Connecticut, 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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Fannie May LESTER and Herbert Lester RISLEY 11 October 1899, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

She was 21 years old.

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 - 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

1916 Birth of Child
Dorothy Arline RISLEY was born 6 May 1916, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Fannie May was 38 years old.

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