Sylvenus
HARROUN
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Born: 14 October 1842 in Genesee, New York, USA
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Sylvenus married Mary Elizabeth MITCHELL 22 October 1867 in Iroquois, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Elizabeth MITCHELL was born 4 October 1843 in Ohio, USA. Mary Elizabeth died 26 July 1910 in Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA.
Sylvenus HARROUN died 17 March 1897 in Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Sylvenus HARROUN
Mary Elizabeth MITCHELLMarriage date: 22 October 1867
Marriage place: Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Children of Sylvenus HARROUN and Mary Elizabeth MITCHELL
Frank Ernest HARROUNDied: 07/07/1946, El Paso, Illinois, USA
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Birth — 184214 October 1842
Genesee, New York, USA
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1867 Marriage / PartnerSylvenus HARROUN and Mary Elizabeth MITCHELL 22 October 1867, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
He was 25 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1877 Birth of ChildFrank Ernest HARROUN was born 07/17/1877, Crescent City, Illinois, USA
Sylvenus was 34 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Death — 189717 March 1897
Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 54.
Record added: 11/19/2021 1:27:26 PM
Last updated: 2/27/2025 2:58:19 PM
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