Lester BALL

Born

28 September 1815 , Brome, Quebec, Canada

Died

3 May 1916 , Monkton, Vermont, USA

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James BALL Mary Abigail STONE

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Born: 28 September 1815 in Brome, Quebec, Canada

Father: James BALL

Mother: Mary Abigail STONE

Paternal grandparents: Jacob BALL , Elizabeth H STONE

Maternal grandparents: Daniel STONE , Abigail ELLIS

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Lester married Mary Ann GILMAN 2 September 1839 in Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann GILMAN was born 2 May 1818 in Brome, Quebec, Canada. Mary Ann died 6 January 1901 in New York, USA. Mary Ann was the child of Moses GILMAN and Patience SPENCER.

Lester BALL died 3 May 1916 in Monkton, Vermont, USA .

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Mary Ann GILMAN
Marriage date: 2 September 1839
Marriage place: Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Mary Ann GILMAN was the child of Moses GILMAN and Patience SPENCER

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Children of Lester BALL and Mary Ann GILMAN

Martha Dorinda BALL

Born: 10 July 1856, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Died: 12 January 1937, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Casper Honorius DEAN 21 February 1878

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Birth — 1815
28 September 1815
Brome, Quebec, Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage / Partner
Lester BALL and Mary Ann GILMAN 2 September 1839, Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Martha Dorinda BALL was born 10 July 1856, Brome, Quebec, Canada

Lester was 40 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)

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)

1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Ann GILMAN died 6 January 1901, , New York, 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)