William Henry LEAVITT

Born

12 July 1866 , Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada

Died

9 November 1905 , Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Parents & Family of William Henry LEAVITT

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Born: 12 July 1866 in Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada

Parents of William Henry LEAVITT

Father

Alonzo LEAVITT

Mother

Mary Jane CONWAY

Grandparents of William Henry LEAVITT

Paternal grandparents

Dudley LEAVITT Judith Lovina PEASE

Maternal grandparents

Barney CONWAY Mary UNKNOWN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William Henry married Myrtie Luella COOKSON 13 September 1901 in Newport, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Myrtie Luella COOKSON was born 27 September 1884 in Plymouth, Maine, USA. Myrtie Luella died abt. 1955 in Maine, USA. Myrtie Luella was the child of Joseph A COOKSON and Georgie Abigail HAYWARD.

William Henry LEAVITT died 9 November 1905 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Henry LEAVITT

William Henry LEAVITT married

Myrtie Luella COOKSON
Marriage date: 13 September 1901
Marriage place: Newport, Maine, USA
Myrtie Luella COOKSON was the child of Joseph A COOKSON and Georgie Abigail HAYWARD

Children of William Henry LEAVITT and Myrtie Luella COOKSON

George Joseph LEAVITT

Born: 31 May 1902, Newport, Maine, USA
Died: 9 September 1975, Waterville, Maine, USA

Married: Helen Marie LEVASSEUR 23 June 1924 Place: , Maine, USA

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Birth — 1866
12 July 1866
Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, 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)

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)

1901 Marriage / Partner
William Henry LEAVITT and Myrtie Luella COOKSON 13 September 1901, Newport, Maine, USA (East Pond Plantation)

He was 35 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
George Joseph LEAVITT was born 31 May 1902, Newport, Maine, USA (East Pond Plantation)

William Henry was 35 years old.

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)