Bessie Pearl GOLDING

Born

12 September 1911 , New Brunswick, Canada

Died

24 May 2009 , Portland, Maine, USA

Bessie Pearl married Joseph Philix GREENIER 26 October 1927 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Philix GREENIER was born 26 March 1902 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA. Joseph Philix died 11 June 1962 in Portland, Maine, USA . Joseph Philix was the child of Joseph GREENIER and Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU .

Parents & Family of Bessie Pearl GOLDING

Parents of Bessie Pearl GOLDING

Father

William Edgar GOLDING

Mother

Lettie Anne DEMERCHANT

Grandparents of Bessie Pearl GOLDING

Paternal grandparents

John Haskell GOLDING Ellie Althea APPLEBY

Maternal grandparents

Alfred DEMERCHANT Sarah Ann COX

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Bessie Pearl GOLDING

Bessie Pearl GOLDING married

Joseph Philix GREENIER
Marriage date: 26 October 1927
Marriage place: , Maine, USA
Joseph Philix GREENIER was the child of Joseph GREENIER and Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU

Children of Joseph Philix GREENIER and Bessie Pearl GOLDING

Herbert GREENIER

Born: 10/27/1929, Presque Isle, Maine, USA
Died: 07/18/1992, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Married: Mary Louise YORK 1952

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Birth — 1911
12 September 1911
New Brunswick, 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 Marriage / Partner
Bessie Pearl GOLDING and Joseph Philix GREENIER 26 October 1927, , Maine, USA

She was 16 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)

1929 Birth of Child
Herbert GREENIER was born 10/27/1929, Presque Isle, Maine, USA (Maysville)

Bessie Pearl was 18 years old.

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)

1962 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph Philix GREENIER died 11 June 1962, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

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.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1992 Death of Child
Herbert GREENIER died 07/18/1992, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Bessie Pearl was 80 years old.

Death — 2009
24 May 2009
Portland, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 97.