James WILLIAMS

Born

abt. 1860 , Half Moon Bay, California

Died

abt. 1910 ,

Born: abt. 1860 in Half Moon Bay, California

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James married Celestia Appleton WAKEHAM . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celestia Appleton WAKEHAM was born 28 June 1860 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Celestia Appleton died 14 July 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

James WILLIAMS died abt. 1910

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James WILLIAMS

James WILLIAMS married

Celestia Appleton WAKEHAM
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Children of James WILLIAMS and Celestia Appleton WAKEHAM

Jessie Althea WILLIAMS

Born: 17 June 1888, Carson City, Nevada, USA
Died: 15 March 1959, Mendocino, California, 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)

1888 Birth of Child
Jessie Althea WILLIAMS was born 17 June 1888, Carson City, Nevada, USA

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

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)

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