Stella Rachel POWELL

Born

May 1907 , Black Cape, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Died

16 October 1970 , Hope Town, Québec, Canada

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Born: May 1907 in Black Cape, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Parents of Stella Rachel POWELL

Father

Andrew POWELL

Mother

Malvina ENRIGHT (AIRWRIGHT)

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Stella Rachel married Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER 8 June 1949 in New Carlisle, Québec, Canada . Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER was born 19 August 1900 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada . Weeden-Gilbert died 22 October 1979 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Weeden-Gilbert was the child of Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER and Henritta-Eva MCGEE.

Stella Rachel POWELL died 16 October 1970 in Hope Town, Québec, Canada.
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Stella Rachel POWELL married

Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER
Marriage date: 8 June 1949
Marriage place: New Carlisle, Québec, Canada
Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER was the child of Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER and Henritta-Eva MCGEE

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Birth — 1907
May 1907
Black Cape, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

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

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

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

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

1949 Marriage / Partner
Stella Rachel POWELL and Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER 8 June 1949, New Carlisle, Québec, Canada (Cox Township)

She was 42 years old.

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