John EDWARDS

Born

12 June 1822 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 July 1871 ,

John married Mary Elizabeth IRWIN 12 May 1845 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Elizabeth IRWIN was born 17 April 1827 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA . Mary Elizabeth died 28 March 1915 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of John EDWARDS

Parents of John EDWARDS

Father

Jacob EDWARDS

Mother

Hannah MARCY

Grandparents of John EDWARDS

Paternal grandparents

Robert Meriam EDWARDS Mehitable CLEMENS

Maternal grandparents

Jedediah MARCY Ruth LEARNED

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John EDWARDS

John EDWARDS married

Mary Elizabeth IRWIN
Marriage date: 12 May 1845
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John EDWARDS and Mary Elizabeth IRWIN

Ida Frances EDWARDS

Born: 16 September 1854, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1943, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Calvin Dewitt PAIGE 21 October 1873 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1822
12 June 1822
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 Marriage / Partner
John EDWARDS and Mary Elizabeth IRWIN 12 May 1845, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 22 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1854 Birth of Child
Ida Frances EDWARDS was born 16 September 1854, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

John was 32 years old.

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.

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