Robert Cowie FORD

(b. 9 July 1859 , Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 3 July 1932 , Mars Hill, Maine, USA )

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Robert Cowie FORD was born 9 July 1859 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert Cowie FORD was the child of ? and ?

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Robert Cowie married Mary Catherine SMITH 12 April 1884 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Catherine SMITH was born 22 November 1859 in Exeter, Maine, USA. Mary Catherine died abt. 1931 in Exeter, Maine, USA.

Robert Cowie FORD died 3 July 1932 in Mars Hill, Maine, USA.
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Robert Cowie FORD married

Mary Catherine SMITH-- Date: 12 April 1884 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Children of Robert Cowie FORD and Mary Catherine SMITH:

Lee Andrew FORD (b.22 May 1889, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 4 August 1954, )
m. Beulah Satira TURNER 9 October 1912 in Mars Hill, Maine, USA

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1859 Birth
9 July 1859
Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Robert Cowie FORD and Mary Catherine SMITH 12 April 1884, , New Brunswick, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Lee Andrew FORD was born 22 May 1889, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Robert Cowie was 29 years old.

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)

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)