Michael James BRENNAN

Born

March 1860 , Kilkenny, Ireland

Died

9 March 1915 , Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Born: March 1860 in Kilkenny, Ireland

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Michael James married Bridget Catherine MCCORMICK abt. 1879 in Kilkenny, Ireland . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bridget Catherine MCCORMICK was born September 1864 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Bridget Catherine died 20 March 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Michael James BRENNAN died 9 March 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Michael James BRENNAN married

Bridget Catherine MCCORMICK
Marriage date: abt. 1879
Marriage place: Kilkenny, Ireland

Children of Michael James BRENNAN and Bridget Catherine MCCORMICK

Mary Ann BRENNAN

Born: May 12, 1897, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: January 13, 1985, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married: Harvey Joe RICKARD 30 May 1923 Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1860
March 1860
Kilkenny, Ireland

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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)

1897 Birth of Child
Mary Ann BRENNAN was born May 12, 1897, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Michael James was 37 years old.

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

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)

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)