James Caleb FOSTER

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abt. 1839 , Rockland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

11 January 1910 , Littleton, Maine, USA

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William R FOSTER Christiana HANNING

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Born: abt. 1839 in Rockland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: William R FOSTER

Mother: Christiana HANNING

Paternal grandparents: James O FOSTER , Mary Polly BURTT

Maternal grandparents: John Johann HANNING , Deborah BRACKETT

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James Caleb married Mary Ann ROSS abt. 1855 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann ROSS was born 8 May 1842 in Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Ann died 11 February 1898 in Monticello, Maine, USA . Mary Ann was the child of Daniel M ROSS and Martha Jane FOSTER.

James Caleb FOSTER died 11 January 1910 in Littleton, Maine, USA.
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Mary Ann ROSS
Marriage date: abt. 1855
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Ann ROSS was the child of Daniel M ROSS and Martha Jane FOSTER

Children of James Caleb FOSTER and Mary Ann ROSS

Cordelia E FOSTER

Born: 24 April 1872, Monticello, Maine, USA
Died: 28 August 1942, Houlton, Maine, USA

Married: James MCCORMICK 1887 Place: , Maine, USA

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

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

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Cordelia E FOSTER was born 24 April 1872, Monticello, Maine, USA (Wellington Plantation)

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)

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Ann ROSS died 11 February 1898, Monticello, Maine, USA (Wellington Plantation)

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 - 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)

Death — 1910
11 January 1910
Littleton, Maine, USA

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