Margaret BLANCHARD

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3 August 1939 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Margaret married James MURRAY abt. 1892 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James MURRAY was born 1 January 1857 in Saint-Lambert, Canada East. James died 5 February 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Parents & Family of Margaret BLANCHARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Margaret BLANCHARD

Margaret BLANCHARD married

James MURRAY
Marriage date: abt. 1892
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Children of James MURRAY and Margaret BLANCHARD

Gladys Margaret MURRAY

Born: 1 June 1898, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 20 June 1980, Orange, California, USA

Married: Herman Fitzpatrick FORHAN 14 January 1922 Place: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1865
9 July 1865
Montréal, Canada East

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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 Birth of Child
Gladys Margaret MURRAY was born 1 June 1898, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Margaret was 32 years old.

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)