Enoch GOWER

Born

26 April 1843 , Oak Bay, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

17 March 1925 , Calais, Maine, USA

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James Ragen GOWER Almira THURSTON

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Born: 26 April 1843 in Oak Bay, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: James Ragen GOWER

Mother: Almira THURSTON

Maternal grandparents: William THURSTON , Susan SHERMAN

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Enoch married Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB 1 July 1870 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB was born 2 August 1852 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA. Cyrena (Serena) died 4 July 1906 in Calais, Maine, USA. Cyrena (Serena) was the child of Andrew Dyer MCCALEB and Patience Norton COLBY.

Enoch GOWER died 17 March 1925 in Calais, Maine, USA.
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Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB
Marriage date: 1 July 1870
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Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB was the child of Andrew Dyer MCCALEB and Patience Norton COLBY

Children of Enoch GOWER and Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB

Benjamin Otis GOWER

Born: 27 September 1874, Princeton, Maine, USA
Died: 20 March 1941, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Married: Verna Lucy ACKLEY 30 August 1920 Place: Whiting, Maine, USA (Orangetown)

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Birth — 1843
26 April 1843
Oak Bay, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

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.

1870 Marriage / Partner
Enoch GOWER and Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB 1 July 1870,

He was 27 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Benjamin Otis GOWER was born 27 September 1874, Princeton, Maine, USA

Enoch was 31 years old.

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cyrena (Serena) MCCALEB died 4 July 1906, Calais, Maine, USA

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)