James  SWAN

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24 August 1754 ,  Fifeshire, Scotland

Died

18 March 1831 ,  Paris, France

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Born: 24 August 1754 in Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Unknown

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James was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.


James SWAN died 18 March 1831 in Paris, France.

m. Hepzibah Clark

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Birth — 1754
24 August 1754
Fifeshire, Scotland

 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

 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)

Death — 1831
18 March 1831
Paris, France
He died at the age of 76.

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