Martha Jane GRIFFIN

(b. abt. 1832 , New York, USA d. 9 August 1924 , Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada )

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Martha Jane GRIFFIN was born abt. 1832 in New York, USA

Martha Jane GRIFFIN was the child of ? and ?

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Martha Jane married James D FREEMAN abt. 1864 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James D FREEMAN was born abt. 1824 in North Carolina, USA. James D died 10 July 1902 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

Martha Jane GRIFFIN died 9 August 1924 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
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Martha Jane GRIFFIN married

James D FREEMAN-- Date: abt. 1864 Place:

Children of James D FREEMAN and Martha Jane GRIFFIN:

Bertha FREEMAN (b.March 1879, Dresden, Ontario, Canada d. 20 November 1927, Kent, Ontario, Canada)
m. James Byron FREEMAN 7 July 1911 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Bertha FREEMAN was born March 1879, Dresden, Ontario, Canada

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
James D FREEMAN died 10 July 1902, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

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)