Barbara Louise COOK

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24 June 1926 , Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 February 2021 ,

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Colin Kendall COOK Hilda WESTBURG

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Born: 24 June 1926 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Colin Kendall COOK

Mother: Hilda WESTBURG

Paternal grandparents: Walter COOK , Caroline "Carrie" Johanne BERGMANN

Maternal grandparents: Carl "Charles" WESTBERG , Anna Carolina NILSSON

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Barbara Louise married John Merril HALL 7 June 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
John Merril HALL was born 10 April 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. John Merril died 1 April 2005 in Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. John Merril was the child of John M HALL and Gladys CHAMPLIN.

Barbara Louise COOK died 24 February 2021

death date from Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

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Barbara Louise COOK married

John Merril HALL
Marriage date: 7 June 1947
Marriage place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
John Merril HALL was the child of John M HALL and Gladys CHAMPLIN

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Birth
Name: Barbara Louise Cook
Birth Date: 1926
Birth Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 4
Page Number: 511
Index Volume Number: 116
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.116

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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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)

1930 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Barbara Cook
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
gender: Female
age: 3
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1927
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 187
family number: 399
sheet number and letter: 17A
line number: 43
nara publication: T626, roll 2171
film number: 2341905
digital folder number: 4547300
image number: 00535
Household Gender Age
parent Colin K Cook M 32
parent Hilda Cook F 35
Barbara Cook F 3
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Barbara L Cooke
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Providence, Providence City, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Female
age: 13
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Daughter
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1927
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 6-45
family number: 436
sheet number and letter: 19B
line number: 66
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3774
digital folder number: 005461769
image number: 00356
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Colin K Cooke M 43 Massachusetts
wife Hilda V Cooke F 44 Massachusetts
daughter Barbara L Cooke F 13 Massachusetts
father-in-law Charles N Westberg M 80 Sweden
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1947 Marriage / Partner
Barbara Louise COOK and John Merril HALL 7 June 1947, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

She was 20 years old.

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

1950 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Name: Barbara C Hall
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1927
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Niece
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Clifford A Maciver
45 Head
Mabel C Maciver
43 Wife
Barbara J Maciver
16 Daughter
Caroline A Maciver
9 Daughter
John M Hall Jr
25 Nephew
Barbara C Hall 23 Niece
John M Hall 3rd
0 Grandnephew (Grand Nephew)
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

2005 Death of Spouse/Partner
John Merril HALL died 1 April 2005, Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Burial
Name: HALL, BARBARA C
Date of Birth: 06/ 24/ 1926
Date of Death: 02/ 24/ 2021
Buried At: SECTION 16 SITE 312I
Cemetery: FT. SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY
Cemetery Address: 7601 34TH AVENUE, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450 Small map image
Telephone: (612) 726-1127
Relationships: WIFE OF HALL, JOHN MERRIL JR
Rank & Branch: MM2 US NAVY
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