Valenta Laverne CLELAND

Born

July 1908 , Michigan, USA

Died

September 1954 , Wayne County, MIchigan, U.S.A.

Age: 46
Cause of Death: Leukemia Cancer

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Albert John CLELAND Emily Jane MCDONALD

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Born: July 1908 in Michigan, USA

Father: Albert John CLELAND

Mother: Emily Jane MCDONALD

Paternal grandparents: John CLELAND , Catherine WILKINS

Maternal grandparents: John MCDONALD , Anne BRIDGES

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Valenta Laverne married Harold Joseph SOLGOT 14 August 1926 in St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harold Joseph SOLGOT was born 30 May 1905 in Marine City, Michigan, USA. Harold Joseph died 11 June 1970 in Pasco, Florida, USA. Harold Joseph was the child of Henri-Joseph SOLGOT and Helena BISKNER.

Valenta Laverne CLELAND died September 1954 in Wayne County, MIchigan, U.S.A..

Maternal Grandmother of Danny Solgot(MYself).

Buried September 18, 1954 at Michigan Memorial Cemetery, Flat Rock, Wayne Co. MIchigan, U.S.A.

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Valenta Laverne CLELAND married

Harold Joseph SOLGOT
Marriage date: 14 August 1926
Marriage place: St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Harold Joseph SOLGOT was the child of Henri-Joseph SOLGOT and Helena BISKNER

Children of Harold Joseph SOLGOT and Valenta Laverne CLELAND

Stanley Henry SOLGOT

Born: June 27, 1934, Port Huron, St. Clair Co. Michigan, U.S.A.
Died: March 1, 2013, Southgate, Wayne Co. Michigan, U.S.A.

Married: Living ROBINSON

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Birth — 1908
July 1908
Michigan, USA

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)

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))

1926 Marriage / Partner
Valenta Laverne CLELAND and Harold Joseph SOLGOT 14 August 1926, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA

She was 18 years old.

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)

1934 Birth of Child
Stanley Henry SOLGOT was born June 27, 1934, Port Huron, St. Clair Co. Michigan, U.S.A.

Valenta Laverne was 26 years old.

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)