Elijah DEVORE

Born

July 1836 ,

Died

15 July 1912 ,

Elijah married Caroline BREWER abt. 1871 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline BREWER was born 23 March 1849 in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Caroline died 15 September 1935 in South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska, USA. Caroline was the child of Joseph BREWER and Tryphania CHAMBERLAIN .

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Elijah was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elijah DEVORE

Elijah DEVORE married

Caroline BREWER
Marriage date: abt. 1871
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Caroline BREWER was the child of Joseph BREWER and Tryphania CHAMBERLAIN

Children of Elijah DEVORE and Caroline BREWER

Ella Caroline DEVORE

Born: October 1871, , Iowa, USA
Died: abt. 1959,

Married: Wilford Washington BOBIER 1888

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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)

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.

1871 Birth of Child
Ella Caroline DEVORE was born October 1871, , Iowa, USA

Elijah was 35 years old.

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)

Obituary

Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily Independent
Thursday, 18 July 1912, page 3
Elijah Devore Is Dead.

Ponca, Neb., July 18 - The funeral of Elijah Devore, an old resident of this place, was held from the Baptist church. Rev. Roe officiated. Mr. Devore served four years in the civil war and was in many of the bloodiest battles. He was severely wounded several times and was an invalid for many years. He was seventy-nine (sic) years old.

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