Sarah Foss JORDAN

Born

abt. 1832 , Maine, USA

Died

abt. 1903 ,

Sarah Foss married Sylvanus PORTER 14 November 1857 in Maine, USA .
Sylvanus PORTER was born 23 August 1833 in North Yarmouth, Maine, USA. Sylvanus died 28 January 1903 in Cumberland, Maine, USA .

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Sarah Foss JORDAN married

Sylvanus PORTER
Marriage date: 14 November 1857
Marriage place: , Maine, USA
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Name: Sylvanus Porter

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Spouse's Name: Sarah F. Jordan

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Event Date: 14 Nov 1857

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01758-6

System Origin: Maine-EASy

GS Film number: 12243

Reference ID: p 61

"Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 26 Oct 2013), Sylvanus Porter and Sarah F. Jordan, 14 Nov 1857.

Children:

Lizzie Ella Porter (1858 - 1864)*

George Cushman Porter (1863 - 1927)*

Samuel Scammon Jordan Porter (1866 - 1944)*

Ralph Stanwood Porter (1873 - 1937)*

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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 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Foss JORDAN and Sylvanus PORTER 14 November 1857, , Maine, USA

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.

1870 North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Sylvanus Porter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 37y
Race: White
BirthPlace: Maine
Event Place: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Sylvanus Porter M 37y Maine
Sarah F Porter F 37y Maine
Arbell Porter F 9y Maine
George C Porter M 6y Maine
Samuel J Porter M 4y Maine
Charles B Porter M 2y Maine
Mary I Tripp F 26y Maine

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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)

1880 Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Sylvanus Porter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Birth Date: 1834
Spouse's Name: Sarah F. Porter
Spouse's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
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Father's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
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Mother's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
PAge: 182
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 571
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0477
GS Film Number: 1254477
Digital Folder Number: 004241562
Image Number: 00617
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Sylvanus Porter M 46 Maine, United States
Wife Sarah F. Porter F 47 Maine, United States
Son George C. Porter M 16 Maine, United States
Son Samuel J. Porter M 14 Maine, United States
Son Charles B. Porter M 12 Maine, United States
Son William O.

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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)