George Weld HILLIARD

(b. 1 November 1840 , Brighton, Illinois, USA d. 7 July 1928 , Brighton, Illinois, USA )

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George Weld HILLIARD was born 1 November 1840 in Brighton, Illinois, USA

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George Weld married Celia Adelaide CHASE 13 April 1864 in Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Celia Adelaide CHASE was born 24 December 1844 in Brighton, Illinois, USA. Celia Adelaide died 21 April 1939 in Brighton, Illinois, USA.

George Weld HILLIARD died 7 July 1928 in Brighton, Illinois, USA.
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George Weld HILLIARD married

Celia Adelaide CHASE-- Date: 13 April 1864 Place: , Illinois, USA

Children of George Weld HILLIARD and Celia Adelaide CHASE:

Stella Chase HILLIARD (b.11 May 1867, Brighton, Illinois, USA d. 29 December 1919, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Niona Rose HILLIARD (b.31 August 1875, Brighton, Illinois, USA d. 2 September 1878, Brighton, Illinois, USA)

Norman Rae HILLIARD (b.31 August 1875, Brighton, Illinois, USA d. 14 July 1876, Brighton, Illinois, USA)

Frank Wyman HILLIARD (b.3 October 1880, Brighton, Illinois, USA d. 13 October 1967, St Louis, Missouri, USA)

Fannie Leah HILLIARD (b.3 October 1880, Brighton, Illinois, USA d. April 1973, St Louis, Missouri, USA)

Gladys Halcoyne HILLIARD (b.26 October 1890, Brighton, Illinois, USA d. 24 September 1977, Chesterfield, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA)

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1840 Birth
1 November 1840
Brighton, Illinois, USA

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage / Partner
George Weld HILLIARD and Celia Adelaide CHASE 13 April 1864, , Illinois, USA

He was 23 years old.

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1867 Birth of Child
Stella Chase HILLIARD was born 11 May 1867, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 26 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Birth of Child
Niona Rose HILLIARD was born 31 August 1875, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 34 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Norman Rae HILLIARD was born 31 August 1875, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 34 years old.

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

1876 Death of Child
Norman Rae HILLIARD died 14 July 1876, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 35 years old.

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.

1878 Death of Child
Niona Rose HILLIARD died 2 September 1878, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 37 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Birth of Child
Fannie Leah HILLIARD was born 3 October 1880, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 39 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
Frank Wyman HILLIARD was born 3 October 1880, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 39 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Gladys Halcoyne HILLIARD was born 26 October 1890, Brighton, Illinois, USA

George Weld was 50 years old.

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification