Edith Josephine PROVONSHA

(b. july 28 1894 , Toledo, Ohio, USA d. 9 March 1979 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada )
Age: 83

Am I Your Ancestor?
PROVONSHA Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Edith Josephine PROVONSHA was born july 28 1894 in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Edith Josephine PROVONSHA was the child of Frank PROVONSHA and Myrtle A WORDEN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Edith Josephine married Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY 14 January 1913 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY was born 2 February 1882 in Carbonear , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Ambrose Thomas died 31 March 1965 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Ambrose Thomas was the child of Samuel KENNEDY and Julia BUTT.

Edith Josephine PROVONSHA died 9 March 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Edith appear below.

Family and Children of Edith Josephine PROVONSHA

[Hide/Show]

Edith Josephine PROVONSHA married

Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY-- Date: 14 January 1913 Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY was the child of Samuel KENNEDY and Julia BUTT

Children of Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY and Edith Josephine PROVONSHA:

Martha Georgina KENNEDY (b.February 22 1917, Toledo, Ohio, USA d. January 21 2001, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
m. John SMALE

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Edith Josephine PROVONSHA
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Edith Josephine PROVONSHA: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1894 Birth
july 28 1894
Toledo, Ohio, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Edith Josephine PROVONSHA and Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY 14 January 1913, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

She was 18 years old.

1917 Birth of Child
Martha Georgina KENNEDY was born February 22 1917, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Edith Josephine was 22 years old.

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

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

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)

1965 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ambrose Thomas KENNEDY died 31 March 1965, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1979 Death
9 March 1979
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

She died at the age of 84.

Added: 3/3/2018 6:43:38 PM - Updated: 6/30/2021 10:58:31 AM