James Caleb FOSTER
Born: abt. 1839, Rockland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 11 January 1910, Littleton, Maine, USA
Died: 11 January 1910, Littleton, Maine, USA
Married: Mary Ann ROSS 1855 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada
William R
FOSTER
Born
abt. 1818
,
Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
27 December 1895
,
Monticello, Maine, USA
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Born: abt. 1818 in Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
James O FOSTER
Mother:
Mary Polly BURTT
Paternal grandparents:
Benen FOSTER
, Deborah A KINNEY
Maternal grandparents:
Benjamin BURT
, Hannah POWELL?
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William R married Christiana HANNING abt. 1833 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Christiana HANNING was born 17 July 1812 in New Brunswick, Canada. Christiana died 7 February 1905 in Monticello, Maine, USA . Christiana was the child of John Johann HANNING and Deborah BRACKETT.
William R FOSTER died 27 December 1895 in Monticello, Maine, USA .
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William R FOSTER married 
Christiana HANNING
Marriage date: abt. 1833
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Christiana HANNING was the child of John Johann HANNING and Deborah BRACKETT
Christiana HANNINGMarriage date: abt. 1833
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada
Christiana HANNING was the child of John Johann HANNING and Deborah BRACKETT
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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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
Death — 189527 December 1895
Monticello, Maine, USA
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