William MACARTHUR

Born

5 December 1796 , Ireland

Died

27 October 1875 , Newtonville, Albany, New York, USA

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Born: 5 December 1796 in Ireland

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

William was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1821.

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William married Malvina STONE 12 April 1821 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Malvina STONE was born 29 April 1802 in Berkshire, Vermont, USA (East Berkshire). Malvina died 16 January 1869 in Newtonville, Albany, New York, USA. Malvina was the child of George Washington STONE and Judith STEVENS.

William MACARTHUR died 27 October 1875 in Newtonville, Albany, New York, USA.

son of Alan Arthur and Eliza McHarg
Born in Draen, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland

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Recorded occupation: Reverend

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William MACARTHUR married

Malvina STONE
Marriage date: 12 April 1821
Marriage place: Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
Malvina STONE was the child of George Washington STONE and Judith STEVENS

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Children:

Chester Alan Arthur

Regina Arthur, born 1822.

Jane Arthur, born 1824.

Almeda Arthur

Ann Eliza Arthur

Malvina Arthur

William Arthur, born 1834.

George Arthur, born 1836.

Mary Arthur

Children of William MACARTHUR and Malvina STONE

Chester Alan ARTHUR

Born: 5 October 1829, Fairfield, Vermont, USA
Died: 18 November 1886, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON 25 October 1859 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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1721 Marriage / Partner
William MACARTHUR and Malvina STONE 12 April 1821, Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

Birth — 1796
5 December 1796
Ireland

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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)

1829 Birth of Child
Chester Alan ARTHUR was born 5 October 1829, Fairfield, Vermont, USA (East) (Fairfield Station) (Saint Rocks)

William was 32 years old.

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

1859 Marriage of Child
Chester Alan ARTHUR married 25 October 1859, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Ellen Lewis "Nell" HERNDON

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.