Wallace Everett BROWN

Born

29 June 1853 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Died

4 April 1930 , Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage

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William Edward BROWN Lucy Lyantha TEMPLE

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Born: 29 June 1853 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Edward BROWN

Mother: Lucy Lyantha TEMPLE

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Wallace Everett married Theresa E SHURTLEFF 24 June 1877 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Theresa E SHURTLEFF was born 9 January 1855 in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, USA. Theresa E died 16 November 1912 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

Wallace Everett BROWN died 4 April 1930 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Physician, ninth Mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts

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Wallace Everett BROWN married

Theresa E SHURTLEFF
Marriage date: 24 June 1877
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Wallace Everett BROWN and Theresa E SHURTLEFF

Edson Temple BROWN

Born: 16 December 1877, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 June 1896, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Marion BROWN

Born: 8 September 1890, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 July 1986, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Wallace Everett BROWN

Born: 26 August 1897, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 August 1943, Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA

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Birth — 1853
29 June 1853
Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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

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

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

1877 Marriage / Partner
Wallace Everett BROWN and Theresa E SHURTLEFF 24 June 1877, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

Wallace Everett BROWN - Dr. Brown Sanatorium, 1910 The Berkshire Hills Sanitarium was founded in 1877 by Dr. W. E. Brown and Son in North Adams, Massachusetts. The large,

Dr. Brown Sanatorium, 1910

The Berkshire Hills Sanitarium was founded in 1877 by Dr. W. E. Brown and Son in North Adams, Massachusetts. The large, single building facility was founded as a specialized treatment center for cancer...

Dr. Wallace E. Brown, of Berkshire Hills, boasted cancer treatment "without resorting to surgical procedure," in reference to the Nichol Escharotic Method... The method was quickly regarded as ineffective, and it was phased out by the late 1950's.

Around 1908, Brown's colleges convinced him to stop advertising for his treatment center. They deemed it unethical, and Brown followed their suggestions. This was to the ultimate downfall of the institution. One year later, the facility was empty...
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1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1877 Birth of Child
Edson Temple BROWN was born 16 December 1877, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Wallace Everett was 24 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Marion BROWN was born 8 September 1890, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Wallace Everett was 37 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Death of Child
Edson Temple BROWN died 18 June 1896, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Wallace Everett was 43 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Wallace Everett BROWN was born 26 August 1897, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Wallace Everett was 44 years old.

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.

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

1912 Death of Spouse/Partner
Theresa E SHURTLEFF died 16 November 1912, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time