James HAMILTON

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3 April 1855 , Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died

14 April 1927 , Export, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: 3 April 1855 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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James married Janet WRIGHT . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Janet WRIGHT was born 27 March 1860 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Janet died 13 September 1945 in Export, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

James HAMILTON died 14 April 1927 in Export, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Anna Beatrice HAMILTON

Born: 6 July 1887, Sutersville, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 24 October 1934, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Married: William Clyde HILL 1903 Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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Birth — 1855
3 April 1855
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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)

1887 Birth of Child
Anna Beatrice HAMILTON was born 6 July 1887, Sutersville, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

James was 32 years old.

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)