Edwin Gardner BLACKBURN

Born

October 25, 1874 , Painsville, Ohio, USA

Died

January 23, 1907 , Tekonsha, Michigan, USA

Age: 33
Cause of Death: Train Accident

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Robert Nelson BLACKBURN Celia Jennette BAKER

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Born: October 25, 1874 in Painsville, Ohio, USA

Father: Robert Nelson BLACKBURN

Mother: Celia Jennette BAKER

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Edwin Gardner married Nellie Maud BINGHAM 26 September 1894 in Coldwater, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nellie Maud BINGHAM was born September 22, 1878 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Nellie Maud died October 26, 1945 in Union City, Michigan, USA. Nellie Maud was the child of Edson David BINGHAM and Mary Agnes MCNULTY.

Edwin Gardner BLACKBURN died January 23, 1907 in Tekonsha, Michigan, USA.

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Recorded occupation: Fireman on railroad

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Edwin Gardner BLACKBURN married

Nellie Maud BINGHAM
Marriage date: 26 September 1894
Marriage place: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Nellie Maud BINGHAM was the child of Edson David BINGHAM and Mary Agnes MCNULTY

Children of Edwin Gardner BLACKBURN and Nellie Maud BINGHAM

Dixon Charles BLACKBURN

Born: May 22, 1904, Union City, Michigan, USA
Died: April 14, 1964, Union City, Michigan, USA

Married: Beulah Vivian BURKMIER 11 August 1926

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Birth — 1874
October 25, 1874
Painsville, Ohio, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
Edwin Gardner BLACKBURN and Nellie Maud BINGHAM 26 September 1894, Coldwater, Michigan, USA

He was 19 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 Birth of Child
Dixon Charles BLACKBURN was born May 22, 1904, Union City, Michigan, USA

Edwin Gardner was 29 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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.