James Colby WRIGHT

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21 April 1853 , Four Falls, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

15 July 1929 , Caribou, Maine, USA

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George Nelson WRIGHT Sara W BATES

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Born: 21 April 1853 in Four Falls, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: George Nelson WRIGHT

Mother: Sara W BATES

Paternal grandparents: James WRIGHT , Elizabeth HOWLAND

Maternal grandparents: William Alexander BATES , Mary Ann BUBAR

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James Colby married Mary Ellen JONES abt. 1879 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ellen JONES was born 14 February 1860 in Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Ellen died 11 March 1950 in Caribou, Maine, USA.

James Colby WRIGHT died 15 July 1929 in Caribou, Maine, USA.
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Mary Ellen JONES
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Children of James Colby WRIGHT and Mary Ellen JONES

Anthony Kane WRIGHT

Born: 16 July 1891, Caribou, Maine, USA
Died: 21 May 1949, Caribou, Maine, USA

Married: Eliza Jane SMITH 6 April 1920 Place: Caribou, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1853
21 April 1853
Four Falls, Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

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.

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

1891 Birth of Child
Anthony Kane WRIGHT was born 16 July 1891, Caribou, Maine, USA

James Colby was 38 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

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)