William Henry WELCH

Born

9 December 1843 , Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Died

10 November 1922 , Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

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Hiram WELCH Harriet MOSHER

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Born: 9 December 1843 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Father: Hiram WELCH

Mother: Harriet MOSHER

Maternal grandparents: David MOSHER , Betsey LEE?

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William Henry married Charlotte MILLER 4 October 1865 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte MILLER was born abt. 1845 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA. Charlotte died abt. 1874

William Henry married (2) Emma Ines EVANS abt. 1876 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Emma Ines EVANS was born 6 May 1855 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA. Emma Ines died 24 April 1925 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA.

William Henry WELCH died 10 November 1922 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA.
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William Henry WELCH married

Charlotte MILLER
Marriage date: 4 October 1865
Marriage place: , New York, USA

Children of William Henry WELCH and Charlotte MILLER

Henry Alexander WELCH

Born: 15 January 1874, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 6 August 1944,

William Henry WELCH married

Emma Ines EVANS
Marriage date: abt. 1876
Marriage place: Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Children of William Henry WELCH and Emma Ines EVANS

William Willis WELCH

Born: 10 July 1876, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: ,

Florence Amanda WELCH

Born: 16 February 1878, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 15 December 1937, Binghamton, New York, USA

John Charles WELCH

Born: 12 February 1881, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 2 October 1916,

Clarence Irving WELCH

Born: 17 September 1884, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 24 April 1946,

Inez Lucinda WELCH

Born: 19 March 1886, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 26 June 1960, Union, New York, USA

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Birth — 1843
9 December 1843
Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage / Partner
William Henry WELCH and Charlotte MILLER 4 October 1865, , New York, USA

He was 21 years old.

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1874 Birth of Child
Henry Alexander WELCH was born 15 January 1874, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

William Henry was 30 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
William Willis WELCH was born 10 July 1876, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

William Henry was 32 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Florence Amanda WELCH was born 16 February 1878, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

William Henry was 34 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Birth of Child
John Charles WELCH was born 12 February 1881, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

William Henry was 37 years old.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Clarence Irving WELCH was born 17 September 1884, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

William Henry was 40 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
Inez Lucinda WELCH was born 19 March 1886, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

William Henry was 42 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification