Mary YOUNGS

(b. 18 July 1849 , Trois-Rivières, Canada East d. 27 June 1912 , Jones, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA )

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Mary YOUNGS was born 18 July 1849 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Mary YOUNGS was the child of Samuel YOUNG (YOUNGS) and Polly FISHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles YOUNG and (maternal) James FISHER and Charlotte NICKERSON

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Mary married Levi CORTRIGHT . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Levi CORTRIGHT was born abt. 1841 in New York, USA. Levi died 18 February 1921 in Caledonia, Livingston, New York, USA. Levi was the child of Ira CORTRIGHT and Sarah Jane DECKER.

Mary YOUNGS died 27 June 1912 in Jones, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Mary YOUNGS married

Levi CORTRIGHT-- Place:
Levi CORTRIGHT was the child of Ira CORTRIGHT and Sarah Jane DECKER

Children of Levi CORTRIGHT and Mary YOUNGS:

Harriet "Hattie" CORTWRIGHT (COTRIGHT) (b.26 July 1875, Wilcox, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 June 1962, East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, USA)
m. Cleveland PIKE

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Postcards and Memories of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1849 Birth
18 July 1849
Trois-Rivières, Canada East

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.

1875 Birth of Child
Harriet "Hattie" CORTWRIGHT (COTRIGHT) was born 26 July 1875, Wilcox, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA

Mary was 26 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)

1880 Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania
Name: Mary Cartright
[Mary Cortright]
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: L. Cartright
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: New York
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Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Name Age
L. Cartright 29
Mary Cartright 28
Hattie Cartright 4
Norman Cartright 2
Gracey Cartright 8m
Frank Cartright 27
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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)

Death
Name: Mary E Cortright
[Mary E Youngs]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 62
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1849
Birth Place: Three Rivers Canada
Death Date: 27 Jun 1912
Death Place: Jones, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Samuel Youngs
Mother: Pollie Fisher
Certificate Number: 55422

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Name: Mary Cortright
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1851
Age at Death: 60
Death Date: 27 Jun 1912
Burial Place: Wilcox, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestry.com. Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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Mary is buried at: Wilcox Cemetery Wilcox Elk County Pennsylvania, USA

Added: 8/24/2016 10:59:43 AM - Updated: 2/28/2025 12:58:17 PM