William John WYLIE

Born

22 December 1895 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

5 January 1947 , Oxnard, California, USA

Age: 51
Cause of Death: Injuries Sustained from Scaffold Fall

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Born: 22 December 1895 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Parents of William John WYLIE

Father

John George WYLIE

Mother

Mary Ann MCMAHON

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William John married Edith Mae COLLINS . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Edith Mae COLLINS was born 5 May 1897 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Edith Mae died 1 April 1964 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA . Edith Mae was the child of Edwin O COLLINS and Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS.

William John WYLIE died 5 January 1947 in Oxnard, California, USA.

William Wylie came to Oxnard, CA to stay with his daguther Hazel and family and work. He was a Painter and worked for his own accord for his entire life. He was seriously injured from a scaffold fall while painting, causing his right lung to collapse, several ribs and his pelvis to fracture, and brusing of the exterior heart lining. He died from these injuries at age 51.

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Recorded occupation: Painter

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William John WYLIE

William John WYLIE married

Edith Mae COLLINS
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Edith Mae COLLINS was the child of Edwin O COLLINS and Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS

Children of William John WYLIE and Edith Mae COLLINS

Elzada Frances WYLIE

Born: 20 August 1916, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 17 August 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA

William John WYLIE

Born: 6 August 1918, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 18 October 1985, Houston, Texas, USA

Hazel Agnes WYLIE

Born: 20 January 1923, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 4 April 2000, Simi Valley, California, USA

Married: Elton Harold DEAETT October 1939 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Rex Xavier O'HARA 1945 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Ernest Albert "Ernie" PILZ 1950 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Conrad Kenneth GRANDCHAMP 1962 Place: Walpole, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1895
22 December 1895
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the 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 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Elzada Frances WYLIE was born 20 August 1916, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

William John was 20 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
William John WYLIE was born 6 August 1918, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

William John was 22 years old.

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

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))

1923 Birth of Child
Hazel Agnes WYLIE was born 20 January 1923, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

William John was 27 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

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

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

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

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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 Marriage of Child
Hazel Agnes WYLIE married October 1939, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Elton Harold DEAETT

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.