Robert VAN DOLSEN

(b. 7 November 1847 , Chatham-Kent, Canada West d. 28 May 1933 , Detroit, Michigan, USA )

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Robert VAN DOLSEN was born 7 November 1847 in Chatham-Kent, Canada West

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Robert married Mary Catherine DINGELL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Catherine DINGELL was born 18 September 1865 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA. Mary Catherine died 25 January 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Robert VAN DOLSEN died 28 May 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Robert VAN DOLSON (b.13 May 1897, Sugar Island, Chippewa Co., Michigan, USA d. 21 October 1961, Pontiac, Michigan, USA)
m. Anna Mae FRANKLIN 31 March 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

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1847 Birth
7 November 1847
Chatham-Kent, Canada West

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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
Robert VAN DOLSON was born 13 May 1897, Sugar Island, Chippewa Co., Michigan, USA

Robert was 49 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)