Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON

Born

June 29, 1910 , Waubaushene, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Died

April 13, 1972 , Porquis Jct. Ontario, Canada

Thomas Henry (Harry) married Kathleen NELSON 18 February 1943 in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Kathleen NELSON was born February 24, 1914 in Debuc, Saskatchewan, Canada. Kathleen died February 24, 2001 in Englehart, Ontario, Canada. Kathleen was the child of William Robert John NELSON and Margaret Maud FAIRCLOUGH .

Parents & Family of Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON

Parents of Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON

Father

Franklin Lorne SEATON

Mother

Gertrude RANK

Grandparents of Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON

Paternal grandparents

Nelson SEATON Ellen Eleanor GRANGER

Maternal grandparents

Thomas E Henry RANK Lenora "Nora" HARMAN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON

Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON married

Kathleen NELSON
Marriage date: 18 February 1943
Marriage place: Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Kathleen NELSON was the child of William Robert John NELSON and Margaret Maud FAIRCLOUGH

Children of Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON and Kathleen NELSON

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Birth — 1910
June 29, 1910
Waubaushene, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

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

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

1943 Marriage / Partner
Thomas Henry (Harry) SEATON and Kathleen NELSON 18 February 1943, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada

He was 32 years old.

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

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada