Samuel SLIGHT

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abt. 1864 , England

Died

18 December 1952 , Thompson, Connecticut, USA

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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)

1920 Windham County, Connecticut

Name: Samuel Slight
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Windham, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: England
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's BirthPlace:
Household ID: 63
Sheet Number: 3
GS Film Number: 1820198
Digital Folder Number: 4295766
Image Number: 01145
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Robert E Harris M 40y Connecticut
MOTH Anna A Harris F 70y Connecticut
Alma V Kent F 30y New Jersey
SELF Samuel Slight M 53y England
WIFE Ellen L Slight F 50y England
Raymond Jacobs M 15y Connecticut
Abalado M Morales M 11y New York
Ida Morales F 9y New York

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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 Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut

Name: Samuel Slight
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: England
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Immigration Year: 1911
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: England
Mother's BirthPlace: England
District: 0040
Household ID: 106
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Line Number: 4
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 285
GS Film Number: 2340020
Digital Folder Number: 4531889
Image Number: 00574
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Samuel Slight M 64 England
Wife Ellen L Slight F 60 England
Guest Pauline Slight F 8 Connecticut
Guest Reginald Pinsonnault M 13 Massachusetts

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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)

Death

Name: Samue Slight
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Dec 1952
Event Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Residence Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 88
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Father's Surname (Original):
Spouse's Name: ELLE
Certificate Number: 19563

'Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001,' index, FamilySearch.org

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