Thomas Edward TUFTS

(b. 12 October 1847 , Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 June 1915 , West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* )

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Thomas Edward TUFTS was born 12 October 1847 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Thomas Edward TUFTS was the child of Edward Delmus TUFTS and Janet WELLENER and the grandchild of: (paternal) James Baldwin TUFTS and Mary Ann WELLENER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thomas Edward married Emma Belle DIMOCK abt. 1871 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emma Belle DIMOCK was born 16 October 1854 in Newport Township, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Emma Belle died 18 January 1946 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*. Emma Belle was the child of William Horace DIMOCK and Isabel QUILLEN.

Thomas Edward TUFTS died 15 June 1915 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*.
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Thomas Edward TUFTS married

Emma Belle DIMOCK-- Date: abt. 1871 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Emma Belle DIMOCK was the child of William Horace DIMOCK and Isabel QUILLEN

Children of Thomas Edward TUFTS and Emma Belle DIMOCK:

Helen Illiston TUFTS (b.22 June 1887, Washington, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1847 Birth
12 October 1847
Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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)

1887 Birth of Child
Helen Illiston TUFTS was born 22 June 1887, Washington, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Edward was 39 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)

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)