Milton WRIGHT

Born

17 November 1828 , Rushville, Indiana, USA

Died

3 April 1917 , Oakwood, Ohio, USA

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Daniel WRIGHT Catherine REEDER

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Born: 17 November 1828 in Rushville, Indiana, USA

Father: Daniel WRIGHT

Mother: Catherine REEDER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Milton married Susan Catherine KOERNER 24 November 1859 in Union, Indiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Susan Catherine KOERNER was born 30 April 1831 in Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Susan Catherine died 4 July 1889 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Susan Catherine was the child of Johann Gottleib "John" KOERNER and Catherine FREY.

Milton WRIGHT died 3 April 1917 in Oakwood, Ohio, USA.

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Milton WRIGHT married

Susan Catherine KOERNER
Marriage date: 24 November 1859
Marriage place: Union, Indiana, USA
Susan Catherine KOERNER was the child of Johann Gottleib "John" KOERNER and Catherine FREY

Children of Milton WRIGHT and Susan Catherine KOERNER

Reuchlin WRIGHT

Born: 17 March 1861, Fowlerton, Grant, Indiana, USA
Died: 23 May 1920, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Lorin WRIGHT

Born: 18 November 1862, , Indiana, USA
Died: 1 December 1939, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Wilbur WRIGHT

Born: 16 April 1867, Milville, Indiana, USA
Died: 30 May 1912, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Ida WRIGHT

Born: 24 February 1870, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Died: 14 March 1870, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Otis WRIGHT

Born: 24 February 1870, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Died: 9 March 1870, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Orville WRIGHT

Born: 19 August 1871, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Died: 30 January 1948, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Katharine WRIGHT

Born: 19 August 1874, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Died: 3 March 1929, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Birth — 1828
17 November 1828
Rushville, Indiana, USA

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

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

1859 Marriage / Partner
Milton WRIGHT and Susan Catherine KOERNER 24 November 1859, Union, Indiana, USA

He was 31 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Reuchlin WRIGHT was born 17 March 1861, Fowlerton, Grant, Indiana, USA

Milton was 32 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Lorin WRIGHT was born 18 November 1862, , Indiana, USA

Milton was 34 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Wilbur WRIGHT was born 16 April 1867, Milville, Indiana, USA

Milton was 38 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

1870 Birth of Child
Ida WRIGHT was born 24 February 1870, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Milton was 41 years old.

1870 Birth of Child
Otis WRIGHT was born 24 February 1870, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Milton was 41 years old.

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

1871 Birth of Child
Orville WRIGHT was born 19 August 1871, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Milton was 42 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Katharine WRIGHT was born 19 August 1874, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Milton was 45 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 - 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

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Susan Catherine KOERNER died 4 July 1889, Dayton, Ohio, USA

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

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

1912 Death of Child
Wilbur WRIGHT died 30 May 1912, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Milton was 83 years old.

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

Death — 1917
3 April 1917
Oakwood, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 88.

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