William Kissam VANDERBILT

Born

12 December 1849 , New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA

Died

22 July 1920 , Paris, France

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William Henry VANDERBILT Maria Louisa KISSAM

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Born: 12 December 1849 in New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA

Father: William Henry VANDERBILT

Mother: Maria Louisa KISSAM

Paternal grandparents: Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT , Sophia JOHNSON

Maternal grandparents: Samuel KISSAM , Margaret Hamilton ADAMS

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William Kissam married Alva Erskine SMITH abt. 1875 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Alva Erskine SMITH was born 17 January 1853 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Alva Erskine died 26 January 1933 in Paris, France.

William Kissam VANDERBILT died 22 July 1920 in Paris, France.

m. Alva Erskine Smith, 20 April 1875 in New York City

m. Anne Harriman, abt 1903 in New York City

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William Kissam VANDERBILT married

Alva Erskine SMITH
Marriage date: abt. 1875
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They divorced in 1895

Children of William Kissam VANDERBILT and Alva Erskine SMITH

Howard Stirling VANDERBILT

Born: 6 July 1884, Oakdale, New York, USA
Died: 4 July 1970, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1849
12 December 1849
New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA

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 - 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)

1884 Birth of Child
Howard Stirling VANDERBILT was born 6 July 1884, Oakdale, New York, USA

William Kissam was 34 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)

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)

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)

William Kissam VANDERBILT - Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden (1879–1890) was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenu

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden (1879–1890) was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first venue to use that name, it seated 10,000 spectators. It was replaced with a new building on the same site.

After the death of Commodore Vanderbilt, who owned the site, his grandson William Kissam Vanderbilt took back control and announced on May 31, 1879, that the arena was to be renamed "Madison Square Garden."...

Demolition began in July 1889, and the second Madison Square Garden, which cost more than a half-million dollars to build, opened on June 6, 1890. It was demolished in 1926, and the New York Life Building, designed by Cass Gilbert and completed in 1928, replaced it on the site... wikipedia

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