William Henry HOUGHTON

(b. abt. 1861 , Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 7 February 1927 , Massachusetts, USA )

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William Henry HOUGHTON was born abt. 1861 in Stockport, Cheshire, England

William Henry HOUGHTON was the child of ? and ?

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William Henry married Mary Jane HARROP 26 April 1886 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Jane HARROP was born 15 December 1868 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. Mary Jane died 8 July 1931 in Massachusetts, USA.

William Henry HOUGHTON died 7 February 1927 in Massachusetts, USA.
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William Henry HOUGHTON married

Mary Jane HARROP-- Date: 26 April 1886 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Children of William Henry HOUGHTON and Mary Jane HARROP:

Ernest Lincoln HOUGHTON (b.19 November 1890, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 November 1952, )
m. Florence Isabelle TRIPP 1928 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
William Henry HOUGHTON and Mary Jane HARROP 26 April 1886, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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

1890 Birth of Child
Ernest Lincoln HOUGHTON was born 19 November 1890, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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)