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Jeptha Homer WADE was born 11 August 1811 in Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA
Jeptha Homer WADE was the child of ? and ?Jeptha Homer WADE died 9 August 1890
son of Jeptha Wade and Sarah Allen
Wade married Rebecca Loueza Facer in 1832, who died in 1836. He married Susan M. Fleming in 1837.
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Jeptha Homer WADE was a an American industrialist, philanthropist, and one of the founding members of Western Union.
Jeptha Homer WADE was a an American industrialist, philanthropist, and one of the founding members of Western Union.
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1811 Birth 11 August 1811
Romulus, Seneca, New York, 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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Wade Park
In 1882, Jeptha Wade gave Cleveland its first zoo. He donated over 70 acres of land from his estate and 14 deer along with their enclosure. This was the beginning of a zoo in what later became Wade Park. Along with the zoo attractions, Wade Park also housed a lagoon, tennis courts, picnic areas, and ball fields. clevelandhistorical.org
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