Edmund GREASLEY

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21 July 1847 , Woodhouse, Leicestershire, England

Died

3 April 1915 , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: 21 July 1847 in Woodhouse, Leicestershire, England

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Edmund married Matilda SILCOX 9 August 1876 in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Matilda SILCOX was born October 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Matilda died 6 June 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Matilda was the child of Mark SILCOX and Catherine Kate STEVENS.

Edmund GREASLEY died 3 April 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Edmund GREASLEY married

Matilda SILCOX
Marriage date: 9 August 1876
Marriage place: Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Matilda SILCOX was the child of Mark SILCOX and Catherine Kate STEVENS

Children of Edmund GREASLEY and Matilda SILCOX

Ralph Emerson GREASLEY

Born: 22 March 1887, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 13 June 1961, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Married: Ethel Mae CORSON 1917 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth — 1847
21 July 1847
Woodhouse, Leicestershire, England

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.

1876 Marriage / Partner
Edmund GREASLEY and Matilda SILCOX 9 August 1876, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 29 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.

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)

1887 Birth of Child
Ralph Emerson GREASLEY was born 22 March 1887, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Edmund was 39 years old.

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)

1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Matilda SILCOX died 6 June 1904, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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)