Thomas Mott OSBORNE

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23 September 1859 , Auburn, New York, USA

Died

20 October 1926 , Auburn, New York, USA

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David "Munson" OSBORNE Eliza "Lidy" WRIGHT

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Born: 23 September 1859 in Auburn, New York, USA

Father: David "Munson" OSBORNE

Mother: Eliza "Lidy" WRIGHT

Paternal grandparents: John Hall OSBORNE , Caroline BULKLEY

Maternal grandparents: David WRIGHT , Martha COFFIN

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Thomas Mott married Agnes DEVENS 27 October 1886 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Agnes DEVENS was born June 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Agnes died 26 April 1896

Thomas Mott OSBORNE died 20 October 1926 in Auburn, New York, USA.

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Recorded occupation: warden of Sing Sing Prison

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Thomas Mott OSBORNE married

Agnes DEVENS
Marriage date: 27 October 1886
Marriage place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Thomas Mott OSBORNE and Agnes DEVENS

David Munson OSBORNE

Born: 20 November 1887, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: ,

Charles D OSBORNE

Born: November 1888, Auburn, New York, USA
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Arthur "Lithgow" OSBORNE

Born: 2 April 1892, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 10 March 1980,

Robert K OSBORNE

Born: February 1896, , New York, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1859
23 September 1859
Auburn, New York, USA

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 - 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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Thomas Mott OSBORNE and Agnes DEVENS 27 October 1886, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

He was 27 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
David Munson OSBORNE was born 20 November 1887, Auburn, New York, USA

Thomas Mott was 28 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Charles D OSBORNE was born November 1888, Auburn, New York, USA

Thomas Mott was 29 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Arthur "Lithgow" OSBORNE was born 2 April 1892, Auburn, New York, USA

Thomas Mott was 32 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Birth of Child
Robert K OSBORNE was born February 1896, , New York, USA

Thomas Mott was 36 years old.

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.

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

Thomas Mott OSBORNE - Osborne House Named after once owner Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of the State prison at Sing Sing. The Osborne House, Auburn, N.Y., is so well a

Osborne House

Named after once owner Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of the State prison at Sing Sing.

The Osborne House, Auburn, N.Y., is so well and favorably known to the traveling public that little can be said about this famous hostelry that has not already become known. But it may be interesting to those who have not visited The Osborne and partaken of its hospitalities to mention here that since Thomas F. Dignum became proprietor he has had the interior practically remodeled and redecorated...

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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

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States