Thomas STOKES

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abt. 1861 , Ireland

Died

4 June 1942 , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1861 in Ireland

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Thomas married Mary Elizabeth LANE 6 June 1886 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Elizabeth LANE was born abt. 1867 in County Galway, Ireland. Mary Elizabeth died 13 July 1941 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Thomas STOKES died 4 June 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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Thomas STOKES married

Mary Elizabeth LANE
Marriage date: 6 June 1886
Marriage place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Thomas STOKES and Mary Elizabeth LANE

John Francis STOKES

Born: 7 January 1889, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 January 1963, Belmont, 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
Thomas STOKES and Mary Elizabeth LANE 6 June 1886, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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

1889 Birth of Child
John Francis STOKES was born 7 January 1889, Cambridge, 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)