Margaret MCCOMISH

Born

7 June 1851 , Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland

Died

11 May 1929 , Sparks, Nevada, USA

Margaret married William Prather VAN METER 10 August 1870 in Washoe, Nevada, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Prather VAN METER was born 13 June 1833 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA. William Prather died 17 April 1909 in Reno, Nevada, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Margaret MCCOMISH

Margaret MCCOMISH married

William Prather VAN METER
Marriage date: 10 August 1870
Marriage place: Washoe, Nevada, USA

Children of William Prather VAN METER and Margaret MCCOMISH

Joseph Bush VAN METER

Born: 19 October 1893, Sparks, Nevada, USA
Died: 8 March 1941, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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Birth — 1851
7 June 1851
Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland

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.

1870 Marriage / Partner
Margaret MCCOMISH and William Prather VAN METER 10 August 1870, Washoe, Nevada, USA

She was 19 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Joseph Bush VAN METER was born 19 October 1893, Sparks, Nevada, USA

Margaret was 42 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)