Emilissa DEGROFF

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14 January 1841 , Montréal, Canada East

Died

24 January 1931 ,

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Born: 14 January 1841 in Montréal, Canada East

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Emilissa married Allen MCFAUL abt. 1856 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Allen MCFAUL was born abt. 1826 in Prince Edward, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. Allen died 11 March 1862 in New London, Wisconsin, USA. Allen was the child of Daniel MCFAUL and Hannah CUNNINGHAM.

Emilissa DEGROFF died 24 January 1931
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Emilissa DEGROFF married

Allen MCFAUL
Marriage date: abt. 1856
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Allen MCFAUL was the child of Daniel MCFAUL and Hannah CUNNINGHAM

Children of Allen MCFAUL and Emilissa DEGROFF

Daniel Allen MCFAUL

Born: 12 March 1856, Bloomfield, Canada West
Died: 19 January 1931, New London, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Caroline Agnes "Carrie" CORNWELL 1 July 1888

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Birth — 1841
14 January 1841
Montréal, Canada East

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
Daniel Allen MCFAUL was born 12 March 1856, Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada

Emilissa was 15 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

1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Allen MCFAUL died 11 March 1862, New London, Wisconsin, USA

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)

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)