George Drummond ROBB

Born

23 September 1857 , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died

10 October 1942 , Price, Carbon, Utah, USA

George Drummond married Caroline JONES 9 January 1878 in St. George, Washington, Utah, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline JONES was born 8 September 1861 in Paragonah, Iron, Utah Territory. Caroline died 22 April 1922 in Price, Carbon, Utah, USA.

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George Drummond ROBB married

Caroline JONES
Marriage date: 9 January 1878
Marriage place: St. George, Washington, Utah, USA

Children of George Drummond ROBB and Caroline JONES

Ellen Bell ROBB

Born: 3 February 1881, Paragonah, Iron, Utah Territory
Died: 29 January 1966, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Married: John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO 2 January 1902

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Birth — 1857
23 September 1857
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
George Drummond ROBB and Caroline JONES 9 January 1878, St. George, Washington, Utah, USA

He was 20 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 Birth of Child
Ellen Bell ROBB was born 3 February 1881, Paragonah, Iron, Utah, USA

George Drummond was 23 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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)