John DONOVAN

(b. June 1861 , County Cork, Ireland d. April 1931 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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John DONOVAN was born June 1861 in County Cork, Ireland

John DONOVAN was the child of ? and ?

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John married Margaret FALLON 10 May 1887 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Margaret FALLON was born April 1862 in Waterford, Ireland. Margaret died September 1944 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

John DONOVAN died April 1931 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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John DONOVAN married

Margaret FALLON-- Date: 10 May 1887 Place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John DONOVAN and Margaret FALLON:

John Daniel DONOVAN (b.20 August 1890, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 August 1951, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Rose MERLET 3 July 1917 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1861 Birth
June 1861
, County Cork, Ireland

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)

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

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

1887 Marriage / Partner
John DONOVAN and Margaret FALLON 10 May 1887, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
John Daniel DONOVAN was born 20 August 1890, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

John was 29 years old.

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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

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)