Leonora Alpharetta SELLS

Born

3 September 1874 , Richmond Township, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Died

1 December 1908 , Long Island City, New York, USA

Leonora Alpharetta married Charles Sheridan LOCKWOOD 18 September 1893 in Wayne, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles Sheridan LOCKWOOD was born 12 November 1872 in Highland, Oakland, Michigan, USA. Charles Sheridan died 27 September 1958 in Newport, Vermont, USA .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Leonora Alpharetta SELLS

Leonora Alpharetta SELLS married

Charles Sheridan LOCKWOOD
Marriage date: 18 September 1893
Marriage place: Wayne, Michigan, USA

Children of Charles Sheridan LOCKWOOD and Leonora Alpharetta SELLS

Clarabelle Annabelle LOCKWOOD

Born: 23 October 1899, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 3 April 1969, Derby, Vermont, USA

Married: Lyman Elwin ROLLINS 23 June 1921 Place: Flint, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1874
3 September 1874
Richmond Township, Macomb, Michigan, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Leonora Alpharetta SELLS and Charles Sheridan LOCKWOOD 18 September 1893, Wayne, Michigan, USA

She was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Clarabelle Annabelle LOCKWOOD was born 23 October 1899, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Leonora Alpharetta was 25 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)