Meritt Calvin SNYDER

Born

11 December 1874 , Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

9 September 1921 , Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA

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Stuart Lane Nicholas SNYDER Catherine Sophia O'HARA

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Born: 11 December 1874 in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Stuart Lane Nicholas SNYDER

Mother: Catherine Sophia O'HARA

Paternal grandparents: Elias SNYDER , Maryann STEWART (STUART)

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Meritt Calvin married Louise G ZIENTL (ZYNDALL) . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise G ZIENTL (ZYNDALL) was born November 1877 in Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Louise G died 8 November 1948 in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA. Louise G was the child of Jacob C ZIENTL (ZINDEL) and Annie Mary Elizabeth BEHLE.

Meritt Calvin SNYDER died 9 September 1921 in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Louise G ZIENTL (ZYNDALL)
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Louise G ZIENTL (ZYNDALL) was the child of Jacob C ZIENTL (ZINDEL) and Annie Mary Elizabeth BEHLE

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Frank S SNYDER

Born: 24 March 1902, Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 26 July 1997, Jermyn, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Leona Laverna TAYLOR 8 October 1926 Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA (Lackawanna)

Kenneth A SNYDER

Born: 16 January 1904, Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: November 1972, Jermyn, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth — 1874
11 December 1874
Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 Birth of Child
Frank S SNYDER was born 24 March 1902, Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Meritt Calvin was 27 years old.

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)

1904 Birth of Child
Kenneth A SNYDER was born 16 January 1904, Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Meritt Calvin was 29 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification