William Edward HASKINS

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4 May 1836 , Lubec, Maine, USA

Died

9 January 1914 ,

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Lemuel HASKINS Elizabeth Ruth MERRIAM

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Born: 4 May 1836 in Lubec, Maine, USA

Father: Lemuel HASKINS

Mother: Elizabeth Ruth MERRIAM

Paternal grandparents: William HASKINS , Catherine S LLOYD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MERRIAM , Elizabeth LYONS

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William Edward married Esther Prudence BUTLER 30 September 1865 in Deer Island, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther Prudence BUTLER was born 13 March 1840 in Deer Island, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. Esther Prudence died abt. 1912 Esther Prudence was the child of Samuel BUTLER and Wealthy Prudence STUART.

William Edward HASKINS died 9 January 1914
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Esther Prudence BUTLER
Marriage date: 30 September 1865
Marriage place: Deer Island, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Esther Prudence BUTLER was the child of Samuel BUTLER and Wealthy Prudence STUART

Children of William Edward HASKINS and Esther Prudence BUTLER

Webster Milo HASKINS

Born: 29 March 1873, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Died: abt. 1943, Lubec, Maine, USA

Married: Rena Elmira HANEY 8 September 1894 Place: Eastport, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1836
4 May 1836
Lubec, Maine, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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)

1865 Marriage / Partner
William Edward HASKINS and Esther Prudence BUTLER 30 September 1865, Deer Island, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 29 years old.

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

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

1873 Birth of Child
Webster Milo HASKINS was born 29 March 1873, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA

William Edward was 36 years old.

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

1894 Marriage of Child
Webster Milo HASKINS married 8 September 1894, Eastport, Maine, USA to Rena Elmira HANEY

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)