Lavinia SLOCOMB

Born

23 June 1853 , Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

17 April 1920 , Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

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Isaac L SLOCUMB Elizabeth DARLING

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Born: 23 June 1853 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Isaac L SLOCUMB

Mother: Elizabeth DARLING

Paternal grandparents: Timothy Rice SLOCUMB , Hannah WEST

Maternal grandparents: Alexander DURLAND , Amoret Ann Anita BROWN

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Lavinia married Thomas Rupert RAY 20 May 1878 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Rupert RAY was born 9 August 1852 in Harbourville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Thomas Rupert died 21 April 1914 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Rupert was the child of Judson RAY and Lavinia RHODES.

Lavinia SLOCOMB died 17 April 1920 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.

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Lavinia SLOCOMB married

Thomas Rupert RAY
Marriage date: 20 May 1878
Marriage place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Rupert RAY was the child of Judson RAY and Lavinia RHODES

Children of Thomas Rupert RAY and Lavinia SLOCOMB

Rupert Stanley RAY

Born: 20 September 1894, Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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Married: Margarete O'LOUGHLIN 1920

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Birth — 1853
23 June 1853
Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Lavinia SLOCOMB and Thomas Rupert RAY 20 May 1878, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

She was 24 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
Rupert Stanley RAY was born 20 September 1894, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Lavinia was 41 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)