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flag male ancestor  Walter Heman  BRIGGS

Born
28 October 1862 ,  Copley, Summit, Ohio, USA
Died
13 January 1899 ,  Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Cause of Death: diphtheria
Walter Heman  married  Mary Rebecca "Monie" MOTT 8 June 1891 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Rebecca "Monie" MOTT  was born 21 August 1866 in Belmont County, Ohio, USA.  Mary Rebecca "Monie" died abt. 1946 in California, USA. 
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Walter Heman  married  Mary Rebecca "Monie" MOTT 8 June 1891 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Rebecca "Monie" MOTT  was born 21 August 1866 in Belmont County, Ohio, USA.  Mary Rebecca "Monie" died abt. 1946 in California, USA. 
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Marriage date: 8 June 1891
Marriage place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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BirthBirth — 1862
28 October 1862
Copley, Summit, Ohio, USA
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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
marriage1891 Marriage / Partner
Walter Heman BRIGGS and Mary Rebecca "Monie" MOTT 8 June 1891, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

He was 28 years old.
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
1895 Birth of Child
John Mott Briggs DAY was born 6 December 1895, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Walter Heman was 33 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.
DeathDeath — 1899
13 January 1899
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
He died at the age of 36.
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