Edwin Augustus MCALPIN

Born

9 June 1848 , Ossining, New York, USA

Died

12 April 1917 , Ossining, New York, USA

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David Hunter MCALPIN Frances Adelaide ROSE

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Born: 9 June 1848 in Ossining, New York, USA

Father: David Hunter MCALPIN

Mother: Frances Adelaide ROSE

Paternal grandparents: James MCALPIN , Jane HUNTER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph Stanton ROSE , Frances Stanton WILLET

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Edwin Augustus married Anne BRANDRETH October 1870 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne BRANDRETH was born 22 February 1853 in Ossining, New York, USA . Anne died 10 March 1908 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Anne was the child of Benjamin BRANDRETH and Virginia GRAHAM.

Edwin Augustus MCALPIN died 12 April 1917 in Ossining, New York, USA .

m. Anne Brandreth, October 27, 1870, he married Anne Brandreth, daughter of Benjamin Brandreth proprietor of the then-famous “Brandreth Vegetable Universal Pills”

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Recorded occupation: president of the D.H. McAlpin & Co., a tobacco manufacturer. Built the Hotel McAlpin in New York City, at the time the largest hotel in the world, was president of the American Boy Scouts, and mayor of Ossining, NY

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Edwin Augustus MCALPIN married

Anne BRANDRETH
Marriage date: October 1870
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Anne BRANDRETH was the child of Benjamin BRANDRETH and Virginia GRAHAM

Children of Edwin Augustus MCALPIN and Anne BRANDRETH

Benjamin Brandreth MCALPIN

Born: 4 October 1871, , New York, USA
Died: 17 January 1931, Manhattan, New York, USA

Edwin Augustus MCALPIN

Born: 29 July 1875, Ossining, New York, USA
Died: 27 June 1936, Madison, New Jersey, USA

David Hunter MCALPIN

Born: July 1880, , New York, USA
Died: 13 March 1932, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Kenneth Rose MCALPIN

Born: 22 February 1882, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 9 February 1964, West Berne, Albany, New York, USA

Joseph Roderick MCALPIN

Born: 24 June 1891, Ossining, New York, USA
Died: 27 February 1941, San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Birth — 1848
9 June 1848
Ossining, New York, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Edwin Augustus MCALPIN and Anne BRANDRETH October 1870, , New York, USA

He was 22 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
Benjamin Brandreth MCALPIN was born 4 October 1871, , New York, USA

Edwin Augustus was 23 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Edwin Augustus MCALPIN was born 29 July 1875, Ossining, New York, USA (Sing Sing)

Edwin Augustus was 27 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)

1880 Birth of Child
David Hunter MCALPIN was born July 1880, , New York, USA

Edwin Augustus was 32 years old.

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.

1882 Birth of Child
Kenneth Rose MCALPIN was born 22 February 1882, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Edwin Augustus was 33 years old.

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

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

1891 Birth of Child
Joseph Roderick MCALPIN was born 24 June 1891, Ossining, New York, USA (Sing Sing)

Edwin Augustus was 43 years old.

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)

1908 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne BRANDRETH died 10 March 1908, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Edwin Augustus MCALPIN - Hotel McAlpin, 34th Street and Broadway The Hotel McAlpin was constructed in 1912 by General Edwin A. McAlpin, son of David Hunter McAlpin. When op

Hotel McAlpin, 34th Street and Broadway

The Hotel McAlpin was constructed in 1912 by General Edwin A. McAlpin, son of David Hunter McAlpin. When opened it was the largest hotel in the world... wikipedia

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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

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

Death — 1917
12 April 1917
Ossining, New York, USA
He died at the age of 68.

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