Benjamin
HURD
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Born: 29 July 1822 in Frome, Somerset, England
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Katherine MACLEOD abt. 1847 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Katherine MACLEOD was born 16 July 1825 in Sidney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Katherine died 30 May 1915 in Nyack, New York, USA. Katherine was the child of John MACLEOD and Mary MCARTHUR.
Benjamin HURD died 8 July 1904 in Nyack, Rockland, New York, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Benjamin HURD
Katherine MACLEODMarriage date: abt. 1847
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Katherine MACLEOD was the child of John MACLEOD and Mary MCARTHUR
Children of Benjamin HURD and Katherine MACLEOD
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Birth — 182229 July 1822
Frome, Somerset, England
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)
1852 Birth of ChildJohn Walter HURD was born 30 January 1852, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 29 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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 — 19048 July 1904
Nyack, Rockland, New York, USA
He died at the age of 81.
Record added: 12/17/2021 12:51:00 PM
Last updated: 9/1/2022 8:15:16 AM
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