William Burette NEAL

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29 January 1885 , Shockoe, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Died

16 April 1944 , Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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Born: 29 January 1885 in Shockoe, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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William Burette married Eura Mildred PETREY 4 November 1918 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eura Mildred PETREY was born 21 September 1889 in Knox, Kentucky, USA. Eura Mildred died 14 February 2003 in Union City, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

William Burette NEAL died 16 April 1944 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Eura Mildred PETREY
Marriage date: 4 November 1918
Marriage place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Children of William Burette NEAL and Eura Mildred PETREY

Patricia Louise NEAL

Born: 20 January 1926, Packard, Kentucky, USA
Died: 8 August 2010, Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Roald DAHL 2 July 1953 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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Birth — 1885
29 January 1885
Shockoe, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany