Richard WILLIAMS

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2 October 1860 , Dundas, Canada West

Died

29 June 1927 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Frederick Walter WILLIAMS Ann REDMORE

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Born: 2 October 1860 in Dundas, Canada West

Father: Frederick Walter WILLIAMS

Mother: Ann REDMORE

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Richard married Bridget HUGHES 20 April 1882 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bridget HUGHES was born August 1856 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Bridget died 28 January 1916 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Bridget was the child of John HUGHES and Mary Meadows HAMPTON.

Richard WILLIAMS died 29 June 1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Richard WILLIAMS married

Bridget HUGHES
Marriage date: 20 April 1882
Marriage place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Bridget HUGHES was the child of John HUGHES and Mary Meadows HAMPTON

Children of Richard WILLIAMS and Bridget HUGHES

Catherine WILLIAMS

Born: 26 August 1894, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: February 1967, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Albert Edward HEATON

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Birth — 1860
2 October 1860
Dundas, Canada West

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)

1882 Marriage / Partner
Richard WILLIAMS and Bridget HUGHES 20 April 1882, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 21 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
Catherine WILLIAMS was born 26 August 1894, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Richard was 33 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)