Rhys (Rees) CHARLES

Born

17 October 1866 , Wales

Died

9 September 1915 , Blakely, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Rhys (Rees) married Sarah Ann MCLEAN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Ann MCLEAN was born 23 May 1872 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA . Sarah Ann died 26 October 1962 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA .

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Rhys (Rees) CHARLES married

Sarah Ann MCLEAN
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Children of Rhys (Rees) CHARLES and Sarah Ann MCLEAN

Carmella CHARLES

Born: 24 December 1896, , Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 12 January 1939, Peckville, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Arthur WEARNE 1925

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Birth — 1866
17 October 1866
Wales

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

1896 Birth of Child
Carmella CHARLES was born 24 December 1896, , Pennsylvania, USA

Rhys (Rees) was 30 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

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)