William Ernest MORELAND

Born

19 July 1913 , Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Died

8 May 1972 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

William Ernest married Margaret Mary ALLEN 23 May 1937 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Mary ALLEN was born abt. 1919 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Margaret Mary died September 01 1951 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Margaret Mary was the child of William "Byll" ALLEN and Georgina Anne CORMACK .

Parents & Family of William Ernest MORELAND

Parents of William Ernest MORELAND

Father

Ernest Leroy MORELAND

Mother

Dorothy-Harris FINN

Grandparents of William Ernest MORELAND

Paternal grandparents

William Alexander MORELAND Susan Maud DAY

Maternal grandparents

William Henry FENN Leah HARRIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Ernest MORELAND

William Ernest MORELAND married

Margaret Mary ALLEN
Marriage date: 23 May 1937
Marriage place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Margaret Mary ALLEN was the child of William "Byll" ALLEN and Georgina Anne CORMACK

Children of William Ernest MORELAND and Margaret Mary ALLEN

William Ernest MORELAND

Born: September 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died: May 1999, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1913
19 July 1913
Carleton, Ontario, Canada

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1937 Marriage / Partner
William Ernest MORELAND and Margaret Mary ALLEN 23 May 1937, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1939 Birth of Child
William Ernest MORELAND was born September 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

William Ernest was 26 years old.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada