William Edward PARSONS

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17 October 1848 , Alkerton, Oxford, England

Died

11 January 1941 , Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA

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Born: 17 October 1848 in Alkerton, Oxford, England

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William Edward was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1879.

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William Edward married Siota ALLEN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Siota ALLEN was born 12 July 1853 in Ohio, USA. Siota died 11 May 1915 Siota was the child of John ALLEN and Susan MERIUM.

William Edward PARSONS died 11 January 1941 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA.
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Siota ALLEN
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Siota ALLEN was the child of John ALLEN and Susan MERIUM

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Minnie Susan PARSONS

Born: 30 June 1879, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA
Died: 26 December 1968, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Married: Ira William DOUGLAS

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Birth — 1848
17 October 1848
Alkerton, Oxford, England

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.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Minnie Susan PARSONS was born 30 June 1879, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA

William Edward was 30 years old.

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)