William Henry VANORDEN

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12 April 1843 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

9 February 1913 , New Jersey, USA

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Born: 12 April 1843 in Manhattan, New York, USA

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William Henry married Margaret Ann FELTER abt. 1867 in New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Margaret Ann FELTER was born 17 April 1845 in Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

William Henry VANORDEN died 9 February 1913 in New Jersey, USA.
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William Henry VANORDEN married

Margaret Ann FELTER
Marriage date: abt. 1867
Marriage place: , New Jersey, USA

Children of William Henry VANORDEN and Margaret Ann FELTER

Sarah Melissa VANORDEN

Born: 2 January 1867, Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Died: ,

Ira S VANORDEN

Born: 21 October 1868, Flatts, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Died: ,

Winans VANORDEN

Born: 1 April 1872, West Milford, New Jersey, USA
Died: 4 August 1922, Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Ada Theresa VANORDEN

Born: 19 April 1874, , New Jersey, USA
Died: ,

Charles Augustus VANORDEN

Born: 20 December 1875, Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Died: ,

Laura Etta Floretta VANORDEN

Born: 27 November 1878, New Milford, New Jersey, USA
Died: 7 July 1929, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Everett VANORDEN

Born: 16 January 1881, New Milford, New Jersey, USA
Died: ,

Anna May VANORDEN

Born: 10 January 1884, , New Jersey, USA
Died: 21 July 1900, Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Edna VANORDEN

Born: 17 July 1891, , New Jersey, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1843
12 April 1843
Manhattan, New York, USA

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Sarah Melissa VANORDEN was born 2 January 1867, Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 23 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Ira S VANORDEN was born 21 October 1868, Flatts, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 25 years old.

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Winans VANORDEN was born 1 April 1872, West Milford, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 28 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Ada Theresa VANORDEN was born 19 April 1874, , New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 31 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Charles Augustus VANORDEN was born 20 December 1875, Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 32 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.

1878 Birth of Child
Laura Etta Floretta VANORDEN was born 27 November 1878, New Milford, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 35 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Birth of Child
Everett VANORDEN was born 16 January 1881, New Milford, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 37 years old.

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)

1884 Birth of Child
Anna May VANORDEN was born 10 January 1884, , New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 40 years old.

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
Edna VANORDEN was born 17 July 1891, , New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 48 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.

1900 Death of Child
Anna May VANORDEN died 21 July 1900, Palisades, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

William Henry was 57 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)

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

Death — 1913
9 February 1913
New Jersey, USA
He died at the age of 69.

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