Frances Alfreda NICKERSON

Born

9 August 1911 , Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

9 October 1980 , Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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Daniel Irving NICKERSON Vesta Pearl SMITH

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Born: 9 August 1911 in Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Daniel Irving NICKERSON

Mother: Vesta Pearl SMITH

Paternal grandparents: James Ephraim NICKERSON , Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL

Maternal grandparents: William Black SMITH , Elizabeth Anne SWIM

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Frances Alfreda married Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) abt. 1931 in Saugus, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) was born 6 November 1906 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. Harold Orcutt died 31 May 1935 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. Harold Orcutt was the child of George Edward WOLSCHENDORF and Alice Mildred ORCUTT.

Frances Alfreda NICKERSON died 9 October 1980 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF)
Marriage date: abt. 1931
Marriage place: Saugus, Massachusetts, USA
Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) was the child of George Edward WOLSCHENDORF and Alice Mildred ORCUTT

Children of Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) and Frances Alfreda NICKERSON

Harold Earle WALDORF

Born: 11/22/1932, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 05/22/1982, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Married: Andree Susan RULLIERE 1957

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Birth — 1911
9 August 1911
Nova Scotia, 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)

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)

1932 Birth of Child
Harold Earle WALDORF was born 11/22/1932, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Frances Alfreda was 21 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harold Orcutt WOLSCHENDORF (WALDORF) died 31 May 1935, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Death — 1980
9 October 1980
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
She died at the age of 69.

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