Richard
WILLIAMS
Born
abt. 1826
,
Madeira Islands, Madeira, Portugal
Died
29 June 1898
,
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Born: abt. 1826 in Madeira Islands, Madeira, Portugal
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Richard married Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY 27 March 1858 in Clackamas, Oregon, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY was born abt. 1841 in Valpariso, Indiana, USA. Sarah Hazeltine died 2 February 1920 in Portland, Oregon, USA. Sarah Hazeltine was the child of George W SALISBURY and Abby Romaine (Abbie) DICKENSEN? DICKINSON?.
Richard WILLIAMS died 29 June 1898 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Richard WILLIAMS married 
Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY
Marriage date: 27 March 1858
Marriage place: Clackamas, Oregon, USA
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Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY was the child of George W SALISBURY and Abby Romaine (Abbie) DICKENSEN? DICKINSON?
Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURYMarriage date: 27 March 1858
Marriage place: Clackamas, Oregon, USA
See marriage record for Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURYSarah Hazeltine SALISBURY was the child of George W SALISBURY and Abby Romaine (Abbie) DICKENSEN? DICKINSON?
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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)
1858 Marriage / PartnerRichard WILLIAMS and Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY 27 March 1858, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
1862 Death of ChildGeorge Richard WILLIAMS died 6 August 1862, Portland, Oregon, USA
1864 Birth of ChildCaroline M "Carrie" WILLIAMS was born 6 August 1864, Portland, Oregon, USA
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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 — 189829 June 1898
Portland, Oregon, USA
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