William John BELL

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16 July 1841 , Chatham-Kent, Canada West

Died

20 July 1927 , Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA

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Born: 16 July 1841 in Chatham-Kent, Canada West

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William John married Florence Hortense MITCHEL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Florence Hortense MITCHEL was born 13 August 1856 in Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Florence Hortense died 9 March 1943 in Eloise, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

William John BELL died 20 July 1927 in Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.
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Florence Hortense MITCHEL
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Florence Elizabeth "Floss" BELL

Born: January 1889, Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Died: 16 January 1960, , Michigan, USA

Married: Walter "Walt" Thomas SOUSA 27 November 1907 Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1841
16 July 1841
Chatham-Kent, Canada West

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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.

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)

1889 Birth of Child
Florence Elizabeth "Floss" BELL was born January 1889, Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, USA

William John was 47 years old.

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)