George Francis RAWSON

(b. April 1871 , Maine, USA d. 25 December 1908 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

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George Francis RAWSON was born April 1871 in Maine, USA

George Francis RAWSON was the child of ? and ?

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George Francis married Emelina LEGARE 25 June 1891 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emelina LEGARE was born abt. 1869

George Francis RAWSON died 25 December 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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George Francis RAWSON married

Emelina LEGARE-- Date: 25 June 1891 Place: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Children of George Francis RAWSON and Emelina LEGARE:

Phyllis Rosalie RAWSON (b.27 August 1894, Natick, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 April 1977, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Fortis Day WHEELER 27 September 1911 in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

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1871 Birth
April 1871
Maine, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

1891 Marriage / Partner
George Francis RAWSON and Emelina LEGARE 25 June 1891, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

He was 20 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Phyllis Rosalie RAWSON was born 27 August 1894, Natick, Massachusetts, USA

George Francis was 23 years old.

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)