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flag male ancestor  Charles Joseph  LAFORGE

Born
19 January 1872 ,  Memphis, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Died
19 May 1903 ,  Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Charles Joseph  married  Margaret H DUNLAP 2 April 1895 in Macomb, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret H DUNLAP  was born 11 August 1876 in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA.  Margaret H died 19 May 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. 
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Charles Joseph  married  Margaret H DUNLAP 2 April 1895 in Macomb, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret H DUNLAP  was born 11 August 1876 in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA.  Margaret H died 19 May 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. 
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Charles Joseph LAFORGE married flag female ancestor Margaret H DUNLAP
Marriage date: 2 April 1895
Marriage place: Macomb, Michigan, USA

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BirthBirth — 1872
19 January 1872
Memphis, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
marriage1895 Marriage / Partner
Charles Joseph LAFORGE and Margaret H DUNLAP 2 April 1895, Macomb, Michigan, USA

He was 23 years old.
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900 Birth of Child
Julius Reuben LAFORGE was born 29 August 1900, Mt Clemens, Michigan, USA

Charles Joseph was 28 years old.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
DeathDeath — 1903
19 May 1903
Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 31.
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