Catherine MURPHY

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14 November 1842 , Ireland

Died

13 December 1907 , Staten Island, New York, USA

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Born: 14 November 1842 in Ireland

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Catherine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1870.

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Catherine married Jeremiah LYONS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeremiah LYONS was born 9 November 1835 in Ireland. Jeremiah died 27 August 1907 in Staten Island, New York, USA.

Catherine MURPHY died 13 December 1907 in Staten Island, New York, USA.

daughter of Edward Murphy and Mary McCarthy

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Jeremiah LYONS
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Mary Ellen LYONS

Born: 17 April 1872, Staten Island, New York, USA
Died: 13 February 1943, Richmond, New York, USA

Married: Conrad KRESS

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Birth — 1842
14 November 1842
Ireland

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

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Mary Ellen LYONS was born 17 April 1872, Staten Island, New York, USA

Catherine was 29 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.