William WASHBROOK

Born

5 June 1826 , Shotteswell, Warwickshire, England

Died

29 January 1895 , Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

William married Mary CASSIDY abt. 1864 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary CASSIDY was born 24 December 1838 in County of Loud, Ireland. Mary died 3 December 1916 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William WASHBROOK

William WASHBROOK married

Mary CASSIDY
Marriage date: abt. 1864
Marriage place: , Canada

Children of William WASHBROOK and Mary CASSIDY

Anna Esther WASHBROOK

Born: 24 February 1866, Windsor, Essex, Canada West
Died: 5 June 1914, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Edward A MILLSON 19 September 1888 Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1826
5 June 1826
Shotteswell, Warwickshire, England

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

1866 Birth of Child
Anna Esther WASHBROOK was born 24 February 1866, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

William was 39 years old.

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)