Helen Leitch HAMILTON

Born

April 17, 1913 , Bellshill, Scotland

Died

January 9, 2000 , St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Age: 86
Cause of Death: unknown

Helen Leitch married James Herbert BYE 15 April 1938 in Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Herbert BYE was born abt. 1914 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. James Herbert died October 19, 1995 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. James Herbert was the child of James BYE and Maude Jessie SMITH .

Parents & Family of Helen Leitch HAMILTON

Parents of Helen Leitch HAMILTON

Father

James Turner HAMILTON

Mother

Jean (Jane) Rodger BRADY

Grandparents of Helen Leitch HAMILTON

Paternal grandparents

James Thomas HAMILTON Jessie TURNER

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Helen Leitch was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1923.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: housewife

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Helen Leitch HAMILTON

Helen Leitch HAMILTON married

James Herbert BYE
Marriage date: 15 April 1938
Marriage place: Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Source: ancestry.com

James Herbert BYE was the child of James BYE and Maude Jessie SMITH

Marriage notes:

Name: James Herbert Bye

Age: 24

Birth Year: abt 1914

Birth Place: St. Catharines, Ontario

Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1938

Marriage Place: Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Bye

Mother: Jessie Maud Bye

Spouse: Helen Leitch Hamilton

Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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Birth — 1913
April 17, 1913
Bellshill, Scotland

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 Marriage / Partner
Helen Leitch HAMILTON and James Herbert BYE 15 April 1938, Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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)

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)