Amanda Minerva WEMP

Born

17 September 1837 , Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington, Upper Canada

Died

24 February 1910 , Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA

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Michael Gates WEMP Eleanor Maria GEORGE

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Born: 17 September 1837 in Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington, Upper Canada

Father: Michael Gates WEMP

Mother: Eleanor Maria GEORGE

Paternal grandparents: Barnabus WEMP , Catherine Mary GATES

Maternal grandparents: John GEORGE

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Amanda Minerva married Patrick GRAINGER 24 February 1857 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Patrick GRAINGER was born 10 May 1832 in County Fermanagh, Ireland. Patrick died 24 June 1908 in Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA. Patrick was the child of Andrew GRAINGER and Mary KOEN.

Amanda Minerva WEMP died 24 February 1910 in Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA.

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Amanda Minerva WEMP married

Patrick GRAINGER
Marriage date: 24 February 1857
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Patrick GRAINGER was the child of Andrew GRAINGER and Mary KOEN

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Lucretia GRANGER

Born: 18 March 1864, Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington County, Canada West
Died: 29 October 1899, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, USA

Married: Michael FLAHIVE 2 March 1886

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Birth — 1837
17 September 1837
Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington, Upper 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)

1857 Marriage / Partner
Amanda Minerva WEMP and Patrick GRAINGER 24 February 1857, , Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 19 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)

1864 Birth of Child
Lucretia GRANGER was born 18 March 1864, Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada

Amanda Minerva was 26 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)

1899 Death of Child
Lucretia GRANGER died 29 October 1899, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, USA

Amanda Minerva was 62 years old.

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)

1908 Death of Spouse/Partner
Patrick GRAINGER died 24 June 1908, Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA

Death — 1910
24 February 1910
Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA
She died at the age of 72.

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