Francis "Frank" MEEHAN

(b. 28 April 1844 , County Dublin, Ireland d. abt. 1923 , Woburn, Massachusetts, USA )

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Francis "Frank" MEEHAN was born 28 April 1844 in County Dublin, Ireland

Francis "Frank" MEEHAN was the child of ? and ?

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Francis "Frank" married Rose Ellen KELLEY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose Ellen KELLEY was born November 1846 in County Dublin, Ireland. Rose Ellen died abt. 1921 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.

Francis "Frank" MEEHAN died abt. 1923 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.
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Children of Francis "Frank" MEEHAN and Rose Ellen KELLEY:

James Henry MEEHAN (b.September 1867, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 January 1937, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Ellen Jane TENNEY 26 November 1890 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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1844 Birth
28 April 1844
County Dublin, Ireland

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)

1867 Birth of Child
James Henry MEEHAN was born September 1867, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Francis "Frank" was 23 years old.

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)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Marriage of Child
James Henry MEEHAN married 26 November 1890, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA to Ellen Jane TENNEY

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)