William Hearn JACOB

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17 October 1858 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

24 December 1908 , San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Born: 17 October 1858 in Manhattan, New York, USA

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William Hearn married Mary PHELPS 16 July 1891 in Salisbury, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary PHELPS was born 1 April 1866 in Salisbury, Connecticut, USA (Lakeville). Mary died 13 February 1949 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights).

William Hearn JACOB died 24 December 1908 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

son of Leonard Jacob and Emma Jane Lawrence

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Mary PHELPS
Marriage date: 16 July 1891
Marriage place: Salisbury, Connecticut, USA

Children of William Hearn JACOB and Mary PHELPS

Mary Phelps JACOB

Born: 20 April 1891, New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died: 24 January 1970, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Richard Rogers PEABODY 9 January 1915

Married: Henry Sturgis Grew CROSBY 9 September 1922

Married: Selbert Saffold YOUNG 24 March 1937 Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Leonard JACOB

Born: 12 June 1894, New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died: 16 May 1978,

Walter Phelps JACOB

Born: 1 March 1896, New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died: 30 September 1996, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1858
17 October 1858
Manhattan, New York, USA

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.

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

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 Marriage / Partner
William Hearn JACOB and Mary PHELPS 16 July 1891, Salisbury, Connecticut, USA (Lakeville)

He was 32 years old.

1891 Birth of Child
Mary Phelps JACOB was born 20 April 1891, New Rochelle, New York, USA

William Hearn was 32 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Leonard JACOB was born 12 June 1894, New Rochelle, New York, USA

William Hearn was 35 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Walter Phelps JACOB was born 1 March 1896, New Rochelle, New York, USA

William Hearn was 37 years old.

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.

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)