Mary A SMITH

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4 August 1828 , Württemberg, Germany

Died

14 January 1902 , Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA

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Born: 4 August 1828 in Württemberg, Germany

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Mary A was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1853.

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Mary A married Norman (Armand) VETTER abt. 1860 in Dunkirk, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Norman (Armand) VETTER was born 13 October 1829 in Württemberg, Germany (Wurttemberg). Norman (Armand) died 11 September 1907 in Dunkirk, New York, USA.

Mary A SMITH died 14 January 1902 in Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
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Mary A SMITH married

Norman (Armand) VETTER
Marriage date: abt. 1860
Marriage place: Dunkirk, New York, USA

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Children:

Charles Frederick Vetter (1867 - 1915)

Children of Norman (Armand) VETTER and Mary A SMITH

Mary H VETTER

Born: 23 October 1854, Sheridan, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: 24 August 1935, Dunkirk, New York, USA

Married: Christian Gotleib SNYDER 1878 Place: , New York, USA

Rufus G VETTER

Born: August 1857, , New York, USA
Died: 4 August 1923, Buffalo, New York, USA

Married: Anna KROST

Aurelia VETTER

Born: 17 October 1861, Pomfret, New York, USA
Died: 24 December 1927, Dunkirk, New York, USA

Married: William Henry BRADLEY 1893

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Birth — 1828
4 August 1828
Württemberg, Germany

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

1854 Birth of Child
Mary H VETTER was born 23 October 1854, Sheridan, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Mary A was 26 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Rufus G VETTER was born August 1857, , New York, USA

Mary A was 29 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Birth of Child
Aurelia VETTER was born 17 October 1861, Pomfret, New York, USA

Mary A was 33 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.

1870 Dunkirk, New York
Name: Mary Vetter
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Deutschland
Home in 1870: Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Dunkirk
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Household Members:
Name Age
Norman Vetter 46
Mary Vetter 45
Rufus Vetter 13
Relia Vetter 11
Charles Vetter 8
Mary Vetter 16

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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)