William MORRIS

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4 March 1833 , Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

4 March 1911 , Limestone, Maine, USA

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Born: 4 March 1833 in Nova Scotia, Canada

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William married Hannah Drusella FOWLER 30 October 1858 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah Drusella FOWLER was born 20 April 1840 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA (Maysville). Hannah Drusella died 8 September 1902 in Limestone, Maine, USA.

William MORRIS died 4 March 1911 in Limestone, Maine, USA.
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William MORRIS married

Hannah Drusella FOWLER
Marriage date: 30 October 1858
Marriage place: , Maine, USA

Children of William MORRIS and Hannah Drusella FOWLER

Mary Etta MORRIS

Born: 5 June 1865, California Settlement, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 February 1926, Limestone, Maine, USA

Married: James Augustus, Jr EDGECOMB 14 October 1884 Place: Mapleton, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1833
4 March 1833
Nova Scotia, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
William MORRIS and Hannah Drusella FOWLER 30 October 1858, , Maine, USA

He was 25 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Mary Etta MORRIS was born 5 June 1865, California Settlement, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

William was 32 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)

1884 Marriage of Child
Mary Etta MORRIS married 14 October 1884, Mapleton, Maine, USA to James Augustus, Jr EDGECOMB

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)

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)

1902 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah Drusella FOWLER died 8 September 1902, Limestone, Maine, 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)

Death — 1911
4 March 1911
Limestone, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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