Louisa DARK

Born

07/15/1836 , Upper Canada

Died

abt. 1923 , Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Age: 77

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James DARK Charlotte DEAN

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Born: 07/15/1836 in Upper Canada

Father: James DARK

Mother: Charlotte DEAN

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Louisa married Ruben Henderson WARD 13 July 1862 in Lambton, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruben Henderson WARD was born 11/10/1833 in Bosquant, Ontario, Canada. Ruben Henderson died 01/31/1911 in Reese, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA. Ruben Henderson was the child of Henry WARD and Angeline BEAUCHAMP.

Louisa DARK died abt. 1923 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
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Louisa DARK married

Ruben Henderson WARD
Marriage date: 13 July 1862
Marriage place: Lambton, Canada
Ruben Henderson WARD was the child of Henry WARD and Angeline BEAUCHAMP

Children of Ruben Henderson WARD and Louisa DARK

Eugenia Jane WARD

Born: 05/28/1873, Thedford, Ontario, Canada
Died: 05/24/1953, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Married: Charles Leonard BEAUCHAMP (BOSHAW)

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Birth — 1836
07/15/1836
Upper Canada

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

1862 Marriage / Partner
Louisa DARK and Ruben Henderson WARD 13 July 1862, Lambton, Canada

She was 26 years old.

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.

1873 Birth of Child
Eugenia Jane WARD was born 05/28/1873, Thedford, Ontario, Canada

Louisa was 36 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)