John Thomas RICHARDS

Born

6 November 1850 , Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Died

8 April 1922 , Youngstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA

John Thomas married Mary Ann REESE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann REESE was born 21 December 1856 in Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Mary Ann died abt. 1938 in Youngstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA.

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John Thomas RICHARDS married

Mary Ann REESE
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Children of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Ann REESE

Margaret J RICHARDS

Born: 15 November 1889, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Died: 30 October 1918, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1850
6 November 1850
Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Margaret J RICHARDS was born 15 November 1889, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

John Thomas was 39 years old.

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)