Mark BECKINGTON

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27 January 1834 , Kewstoke, Somerset, England

Died

10 July 1907 , Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

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Born: 27 January 1834 in Kewstoke, Somerset, England

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Mark married Anna Elizabeth FITZ RANDOLPH 25 May 1869 in Boone County, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna Elizabeth FITZ RANDOLPH was born 4 June 1843 in Pennsylvania, USA. Anna Elizabeth died 13 November 1893

Mark BECKINGTON died 10 July 1907 in Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA.
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Mark BECKINGTON married

Anna Elizabeth FITZ RANDOLPH
Marriage date: 25 May 1869
Marriage place: Boone County, Illinois, USA

Children of Mark BECKINGTON and Anna Elizabeth FITZ RANDOLPH

Garth Mark BECKINGTON

Born: 25 January 1878, Grand Prairie, Illinois, USA
Died: 14 March 1956, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Married: Edna Ella CHILDS 28 February 1906

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Birth — 1834
27 January 1834
Kewstoke, Somerset, England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

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.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Mark BECKINGTON and Anna Elizabeth FITZ RANDOLPH 25 May 1869, Boone County, Illinois, USA

He was 35 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Garth Mark BECKINGTON was born 25 January 1878, Grand Prairie, Illinois, USA

Mark was 44 years old.

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)

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.