Joseph Spencer CLAIN

Born

28 March 1835 , Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

2 December 1910 , Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

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Antonious CLAIN Martha GRAVES

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Born: 28 March 1835 in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Antonious CLAIN

Mother: Martha GRAVES

Maternal grandparents: William GRAVES , Emma Elizabeth ARMSTRONG

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Joseph Spencer married Susan Nice PATTERSON 29 December 1862 in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susan Nice PATTERSON was born 6 May 1843 in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada. Susan Nice died 11 August 1923 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA . Susan Nice was the child of Thomas PATTERSON and Elizabeth Ann WALKER.

Joseph Spencer CLAIN died 2 December 1910 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA .
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Joseph Spencer CLAIN married

Susan Nice PATTERSON
Marriage date: 29 December 1862
Marriage place: Norton, New Brunswick, Canada
Susan Nice PATTERSON was the child of Thomas PATTERSON and Elizabeth Ann WALKER

Children of Joseph Spencer CLAIN and Susan Nice PATTERSON

Martha Jane CLAIN

Born: 4 April 1865, Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: John PROSSER 14 October 1881

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Birth — 1835
28 March 1835
Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, 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 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Spencer CLAIN and Susan Nice PATTERSON 29 December 1862, Norton, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Martha Jane CLAIN was born 4 April 1865, Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph Spencer was 30 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)

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)

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)