Charles Blancher
THOMPSON
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Born: 27 January 1814 in Niskayuna, New York, USA
Charles Blancher THOMPSON died 27 February 1895 in Pittville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Spouse:
Catherine Ann Houck Thompson (1827 - 1895)*
Children:
David Leo Thompson (1849 - 1905)*
Benjamin Franklin Thompson (1862 - 1935)*
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Birth — 181427 January 1814
Niskayuna, New York, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 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 — 189527 February 1895
Pittville, Pennsylvania, USA
He died at the age of 81.
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