Alonzo HOUGHTON
Born: 3 March 1857, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1928, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1928, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Isabel Sophia COFFIN 4 April 1885
Mary Ann
SHANAHAN
Born
abt. 1809
,
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
March 1893
,
Worcestershire, England
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Jacob HOUGHTON
Marriage date: 24 May 1823
Marriage place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jacob HOUGHTON was the child of Richard HOUGHTON and Lucy MELVIN
Jacob HOUGHTONMarriage date: 24 May 1823
Marriage place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jacob HOUGHTON was the child of Richard HOUGHTON and Lucy MELVIN
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1823 Marriage / PartnerMary Ann SHANAHAN and Jacob HOUGHTON 24 May 1823, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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)
1857 Birth of ChildAlonzo HOUGHTON was born 3 March 1857, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1871 Death of Spouse/PartnerJacob HOUGHTON died 21 April 1871, Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Death — 1893March 1893
Worcestershire, England
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