Emma GRAY

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31 October 1841 , Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Died

19 April 1930 , Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

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Edwin GRAY Mary Ann GARRATT (GARRETT)

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Born: 31 October 1841 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Edwin GRAY

Mother: Mary Ann GARRATT (GARRETT)

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Emma married Samuel SPENCER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel SPENCER was born 31 May 1841 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Samuel died 14 February 1900 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls). Samuel was the child of Thomas SPENCER and Ann CURTIS.

Emma GRAY died 19 April 1930 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA .
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Samuel SPENCER
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Samuel SPENCER was the child of Thomas SPENCER and Ann CURTIS

Children of Samuel SPENCER and Emma GRAY

Frederick SPENCER

Born: 20 June 1886, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Died: 7 July 1928, Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lucy Jane MARRION

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Birth — 1841
31 October 1841
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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.

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)

1866 Birth of Child
Frederick SPENCER was born 20 June 1886, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Emma was 44 years old.

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)

1900 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel SPENCER died 14 February 1900, Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls)

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)