Leslie Lynch KING

(b. 25 July 1884 , Chadron, Nebraska, USA d. 18 February 1941 , Tucson, Arizona, USA )

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Leslie Lynch KING was born 25 July 1884 in Chadron, Nebraska, USA

Leslie Lynch KING was the child of Charles Henry KING and Martha Alice PORTER

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Leslie Lynch married Dorothy Ayer GARDNER 7 September 1912 in Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothy Ayer GARDNER was born 27 February 1892 in Harvard, Illinois, USA. Dorothy Ayer died 17 September 1967 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Dorothy Ayer was the child of Levi Addison GARDNER and Adele Augusta AYER.

Leslie Lynch KING died 18 February 1941 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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Leslie Lynch KING married

Dorothy Ayer GARDNER-- Date: 7 September 1912 Place: Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Dorothy Ayer GARDNER was the child of Levi Addison GARDNER and Adele Augusta AYER

Children of Leslie Lynch KING and Dorothy Ayer GARDNER:

Gerald Rudolph FORD (b.14 July 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, USA d. 29 December 2006, Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA)
m. Elizabeth Anne "Betty" BLOOMER 15 October 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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1884 Birth
25 July 1884
Chadron, Nebraska, USA

Biography
Leslie Lynch King Sr. (July 25, 1884 – February 18, 1941) was the biological father of U.S. President Gerald Ford. Because of his alcoholism and abusive behavior, his wife, Dorothy Gardner, left him sixteen days after Ford's birth.
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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 - 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 - 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