Tillie RUTKOWSKI

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abt. 1860 , Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Died

4 December 1963 , Joliet, Illinois, USA

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Born: abt. 1860 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Tillie married Jan (John) SICINSKI abt. 1881 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jan (John) SICINSKI was born abt. 1858 in Poland. Jan (John) died abt. 1931 in Illinois, USA.

Tillie RUTKOWSKI died 4 December 1963 in Joliet, Illinois, USA.
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Tillie RUTKOWSKI married

Jan (John) SICINSKI
Marriage date: abt. 1881
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Children of Jan (John) SICINSKI and Tillie RUTKOWSKI

Frank SICINSKI

Born: abt. 1905, , Illinois, USA
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Helen SICINSKI

Born: abt. 1907, , Illinois, USA
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Leo SICINSKI

Born: abt. 1909, , Illinois, USA
Died: ,

Anna SICINSKI

Born: abt. 1911, , Illinois, USA
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Stella SICINSKI

Born: 1 October 1913, Joliet, Illinois, USA
Died: 26 June 2003, Carterville, Illinois, USA

Married: Thomas MARTIS

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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

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 Birth of Child
Stella SICINSKI was born 1 October 1913, Joliet, Illinois, USA

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)

1930 - Joliet, Illinois
Name: Tillie Sieciniki
[Tillie Siecinski]
Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Poland
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
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Street address: Elwood Street
Ward of City: First
House Number: 411
Dwelling Number: 270
Family Number: 370
Age at first Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Poland
Mother's Birthplace: Poland
Language Spoken: Polish
Immigration Year: 1891
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John Sieciniki 72
Tillie Sieciniki 59
Frank Sieciniki 25
Leo Sieciniki 21
Helen Sieciniki 23
Anna Sieciniki 19
Stella Sieciniki 16

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 - 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)