William Henry HOLCOMB

(b. 19 December 1866 , Hatch Hill, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. 24 March 1943 , Norco, Riverside County, California, USA )

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William Henry HOLCOMB was born 19 December 1866 in Hatch Hill, Rensselaer, New York, USA

William Henry HOLCOMB was the child of ? and ?

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William Henry married Rose Laura WYMAN 3 November 1892 in Mount Holly, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose Laura WYMAN was born 23 March 1876 in Weston, Vermont, USA (The Island). Rose Laura died 28 February 1939 in Norco, Riverside County, California, USA.

William Henry HOLCOMB died 24 March 1943 in Norco, Riverside County, California, USA.
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William Henry HOLCOMB married

Rose Laura WYMAN-- Date: 3 November 1892 Place: Mount Holly, Vermont, USA

Children of William Henry HOLCOMB and Rose Laura WYMAN:

Levi William HOLCOMB (b.17 August 1898, Mount Holly, Vermont, USA d. 22 January 1971, Hemet, Riverside, California, USA)
m. Elizabeth M PRATT 12 August 1918 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

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1866 Birth
19 December 1866
Hatch Hill, Rensselaer, New York, USA

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
William Henry HOLCOMB and Rose Laura WYMAN 3 November 1892, Mount Holly, Vermont, USA (Belmont) (Healdville) (Hortonville) (Tarbellville) (Mechanicsville)

He was 25 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 Birth of Child
Levi William HOLCOMB was born 17 August 1898, Mount Holly, Vermont, USA (Belmont) (Healdville) (Hortonville) (Tarbellville) (Mechanicsville)

William Henry was 31 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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

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

1918 Marriage of Child
Levi William HOLCOMB married 12 August 1918, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth M PRATT