Charles
TAYLOR
(b.
28 December 1806
,
Williamstown, Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
10 January 1909
,
Hartford, Vermont, USA
)
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Charles TAYLOR was born 28 December 1806 in Williamstown, Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Charles TAYLOR was the child of ? and ?Charles TAYLOR died 10 January 1909 in Hartford, Vermont, USA .
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1806 Birth 28 December 1806
Williamstown, Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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
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.
Charles Taylor, White River Junction, Vt., 101 years old in 1907. Oldest Driver in the World.
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Noted Centenarian Horseman Passes Away at 103.
Charles Taylor, known throughout the United States as the oldest driver and trainer of fast horses, died at his home in White River Junction Saturday, aged 103 years. He had been failing for several weeks past. He drove his first trotting race at the age of 15 years and his last race in 1902 at the age of 96. Since that time he had followed the principal fairs from Canada to the South, driving exhibition miles. At the Vermont state fair in October he attracted much attention by an exhibition of fast driving which was his last appearance on the race track. Mr. Taylor was born at Williamstown, Canada. He was the son of German parents, who had come from Heidelberg and made their home in the sparsely settled wilds of what was then western Canada. He descended from a family noted for longevity and he used to boast that his maternal grandmother lived to be 112 years old. Brought up where the horse was the only means of getting from place to...Read MORE...
Noted Centenarian Horseman Passes Away at 103.
Charles Taylor, known throughout the United States as the oldest driver and trainer of fast horses, died at his home in White River Junction Saturday, aged 103 years. He had been failing for several weeks past. He drove his first trotting race at the age of 15 years and his last race in 1902 at the age of 96. Since that time he had followed the principal fairs from Canada to the South, driving exhibition miles. At the Vermont state fair in October he attracted much attention by an exhibition of fast driving which was his last appearance on the race track. Mr. Taylor was born at Williamstown, Canada. He was the son of German parents, who had come from Heidelberg and made their home in the sparsely settled wilds of what was then western Canada. He descended from a family noted for longevity and he used to boast that his maternal grandmother lived to be 112 years old. Brought up where the horse was the only means of getting from place to...Read MORE...
1909 Death 10 January 1909
Hartford, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 102.
Charles is buried at: Hartford Point Cemetery, White River Junction, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, USA
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