Edwin BINNEY

Born

24 November 1866 , Shrub Oak, New York, USA

Died

17 December 1934 , Gainesville, Florida, USA

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Joseph Walker BINNEY Annie Eliza CONKLIN

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Born: 24 November 1866 in Shrub Oak, New York, USA

Father: Joseph Walker BINNEY

Mother: Annie Eliza CONKLIN

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Edwin married Alice Louisa STEAD abt. 1887 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Alice Louisa STEAD was born 8 July 1866 in London, England. Alice Louisa died 8 September 1960 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (Glenville) (Horseneck).

Edwin BINNEY died 17 December 1934 in Gainesville, Florida, USA.

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Recorded occupation: American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith (born London, 1860 - died, 1931), was the founder of "Binney and Smith", which marketed his invention of the Crayola crayon

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Edwin BINNEY married

Alice Louisa STEAD
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Children of Edwin BINNEY and Alice Louisa STEAD

Dorothy BINNEY

Born: 20 July 1888, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 9 May 1982, Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA

Helen BINNEY

Born: 9 September 1890, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 11 February 1990, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Mary BINNEY

Born: 21 June 1892, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 March 1938, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Edwin BINNEY

Born: 20 March 1899, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Died: 29 December 1928, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Birth — 1866
24 November 1866
Shrub Oak, New York, USA

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

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

1888 Birth of Child
Dorothy BINNEY was born 20 July 1888, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Edwin was 21 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Helen BINNEY was born 9 September 1890, , Connecticut, USA

Edwin was 23 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Mary BINNEY was born 21 June 1892, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (Glenville) (Horseneck)

Edwin was 25 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.

1899 Birth of Child
Edwin BINNEY was born 20 March 1899, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (Glenville) (Horseneck)

Edwin was 32 years old.

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)

1903 - NYC - Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and Harold Smith, who owned a paint company in New York City, NY, USA. Binney and Smith invented the modern-day crayon by combining paraffin wax with pigments (colorants).
These inexpensive art supplies were an instant success since they were first marketed as Crayola crayons in 1903.
Visit Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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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

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

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification