Irene Pearl SMOCK

Born

September 1, 1907 , Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Died

2 May 1966 ,

Irene Pearl married Eli Alexander COOLEY 28 July 1923 in Lucas, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eli Alexander COOLEY was born May 28, 1904 in Monroe, Michigan, USA. Eli Alexander died 27 February 1980 in Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. Eli Alexander was the child of Peter COOLEY and Josephine "Josie" DUVALL .

Parents & Family of Irene Pearl SMOCK

Parents of Irene Pearl SMOCK

Father

Lewis William SMOCK

Mother

Mary LIZYNESS (LAJINESS)

Grandparents of Irene Pearl SMOCK

Paternal grandparents

Irvin SMOCK Flora R WILLIAMS

Maternal grandparents

Francis "Frank" Xavier LAJINESS Nancy Loretta REYNOLDS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Irene Pearl SMOCK

Irene Pearl SMOCK married

Eli Alexander COOLEY
Marriage date: 28 July 1923
Marriage place: Lucas, Ohio, USA
Eli Alexander COOLEY was the child of Peter COOLEY and Josephine "Josie" DUVALL

Children of Eli Alexander COOLEY and Irene Pearl SMOCK

Alice Jane COOLEY

Born: January 21,1924, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Died: February 21, 1986, Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, USA

Married: Jack Elwood SIMPSON

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Birth — 1907
September 1, 1907
Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA

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

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

1923 Marriage / Partner
Irene Pearl SMOCK and Eli Alexander COOLEY 28 July 1923, Lucas, Ohio, USA

She was 15 years old.

1923 marriage license

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

1924 Birth of Child
Alice Jane COOLEY was born January 21,1924, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Irene Pearl was 16 years old.

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.

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)

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.

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)

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