Albert Charles HOUGHTON

Born

13 April 1844 , Stamford, Vermont, USA

Died

11 August 1914 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: Automobile accident

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James HOUGHTON Chloe CARPENTER

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Born: 13 April 1844 in Stamford, Vermont, USA

Father: James HOUGHTON

Mother: Chloe CARPENTER

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Albert Charles married Cordelia Jeanette SMITH 17 September 1866 in Stamford, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Cordelia Jeanette SMITH was born 25 January 1845 in Stamford, Vermont, USA. Cordelia Jeanette died 26 February 1918 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

Albert Charles HOUGHTON died 11 August 1914 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

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Recorded occupation: first mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts

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Albert Charles HOUGHTON married

Cordelia Jeanette SMITH
Marriage date: 17 September 1866
Marriage place: Stamford, Vermont, USA

Children of Albert Charles HOUGHTON and Cordelia Jeanette SMITH

Laura Cordelia HOUGHTON

Born: 30 September 1867, Stamford, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 January 1871, Stamford, Vermont, USA

Dorena HOUGHTON

Born: 3 November 1869, Stamford, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Florence Louisa HOUGHTON

Born: 3 November 1869, Stamford, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 May 1939, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Susan HOUGHTON

Born: 26 March 1872, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 September 1955, Manhattan, New York, USA

Alice Josephine HOUGHTON

Born: 17 April 1875, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 November 1906, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Cordelia HOUGHTON

Born: 25 July 1877, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 August 1914, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1844
13 April 1844
Stamford, Vermont, USA

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1866 Marriage / Partner
Albert Charles HOUGHTON and Cordelia Jeanette SMITH 17 September 1866, Stamford, Vermont, USA

He was 22 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Laura Cordelia HOUGHTON was born 30 September 1867, Stamford, Vermont, USA

Albert Charles was 23 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Dorena HOUGHTON was born 3 November 1869, Stamford, Vermont, USA

Albert Charles was 25 years old.

1869 Birth of Child
Florence Louisa HOUGHTON was born 3 November 1869, Stamford, Vermont, USA

Albert Charles was 25 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Death of Child
Laura Cordelia HOUGHTON died 13 January 1871, Stamford, Vermont, USA

Albert Charles was 26 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Susan HOUGHTON was born 26 March 1872, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Charles was 27 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Alice Josephine HOUGHTON was born 17 April 1875, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Charles was 31 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 Birth of Child
Mary Cordelia HOUGHTON was born 25 July 1877, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Charles was 33 years old.

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

Albert Charles HOUGHTON - Public Library, North Adams, Mass. In 1896, the Honorable Albert C. Houghton, 1st mayor of North Adams, purchased the former Sanford Blackinton res

Public Library, North Adams, Mass.

In 1896, the Honorable Albert C. Houghton, 1st mayor of North Adams, purchased the former Sanford Blackinton residence and gave it to the city for a public library as a memorial to his brother Andrew Jackson Houghton. Mr. Houghton also donated $10,000 to make the building suitable for use as a library.
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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Death of Child
Alice Josephine HOUGHTON died 30 November 1906, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Charles was 62 years old.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

Death — 1914
11 August 1914
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 70.