Charles Taft ALDRICH

(b. 12 April 1845 , Millbury, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 April 1907 , Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA )

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Charles Taft ALDRICH was born 12 April 1845 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Taft ALDRICH was the child of ? and ?

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Charles Taft married Emeliza Geneva ALDRICH 31 May 1865 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emeliza Geneva ALDRICH was born 27 October 1845 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA. Emeliza Geneva died 23 November 1889 in Ashland, Massachusetts, USA (Unionville).

Charles Taft ALDRICH died 6 April 1907 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA.

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Charles Taft ALDRICH married

Emeliza Geneva ALDRICH-- Date: 31 May 1865 Place: Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Charles Taft ALDRICH and Emeliza Geneva ALDRICH:

Charles Taft, Jr. ALDRICH (b.July 1866, Milford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Susetta MILLEN 19 November 1884 in Ashland, Massachusetts, USA (Unionville)
m. Katie Martha MANNIX 14 June 1887 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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1845 Birth
12 April 1845
Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Charles Taft ALDRICH and Emeliza Geneva ALDRICH 31 May 1865, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 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.

1866 Birth of Child
Charles Taft, Jr. ALDRICH was born July 1866, Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Taft was 21 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.

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)

1884 Marriage of Child
Charles Taft, Jr. ALDRICH married 19 November 1884, Ashland, Massachusetts, USA (Unionville) to Susetta MILLEN

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Marriage of Child
Charles Taft, Jr. ALDRICH married 14 June 1887, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Katie Martha MANNIX

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emeliza Geneva ALDRICH died 23 November 1889, Ashland, Massachusetts, USA (Unionville)

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 Death
6 April 1907
Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 62.

Charles is buried at: Southborough Rural Cemetery Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Added: 6/18/2026 8:03:06 AM - Updated: 6/29/2026 9:16:09 AM