William CRAWFORD

Born

1 May 1830 , Ireland

Died

6 February 1907 , Port George, Nova Scotia, Canada

William married Margaret Ann DOUGLASS 1 January 1856 in Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Ann DOUGLASS was born 18 August 1830 in Port George, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret Ann died 15 October 1922 Margaret Ann was the child of Robert DOUGLASS and Elizabeth Mcfarlane HAWKESWORTH .

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William CRAWFORD married

Margaret Ann DOUGLASS
Marriage date: 1 January 1856
Marriage place: Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Ann DOUGLASS was the child of Robert DOUGLASS and Elizabeth Mcfarlane HAWKESWORTH

Children of William CRAWFORD and Margaret Ann DOUGLASS

Robert Douglas CRAWFORD

Born: 5 January 1865, Port George, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 21 January 1945, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Annie Mae COLLINS 4 March 1894 Place: Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1830
1 May 1830
Ireland

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)

1856 Marriage / Partner
William CRAWFORD and Margaret Ann DOUGLASS 1 January 1856, Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Robert Douglas CRAWFORD was born 5 January 1865, Port George, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

William was 34 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

1894 Marriage of Child
Robert Douglas CRAWFORD married 4 March 1894, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA to Annie Mae COLLINS

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.