August LUND

Born

15 August 1884 , Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

30 March 1949 , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Andrew LUND Anna Elvina Cornelia RINGQUIST

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Born: 15 August 1884 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Andrew LUND

Mother: Anna Elvina Cornelia RINGQUIST

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August married Frances Marion COUGHLIN 8 June 1903 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Frances Marion COUGHLIN was born 28 September 1886 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Frances Marion died 17 March 1982 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Frances Marion was the child of David Francis COUGHLIN and Margaret Elizabeth CORKERY.

August LUND died 30 March 1949 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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Frances Marion COUGHLIN
Marriage date: 8 June 1903
Marriage place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Frances Marion COUGHLIN was the child of David Francis COUGHLIN and Margaret Elizabeth CORKERY

Children of August LUND and Frances Marion COUGHLIN

August Francis LUND

Born: March 15, 1903, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: July 1974, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Walter David LUND

Born: September 2, 1904, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 30, 1947, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Marguerite Lillian LUND

Born: December 18, 1907, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: April 21, 2000,

Married: Stuart Neil MCLEOD

George LUND

Born: November 8, 1914, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 24, 1988, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Frederick LUND

Born: July 1920, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: April 28 2011, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Carl Edward LUND

Born: 14 January 1923, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 April 1991, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Married: Jeannette Yvonne LABELLE

Evelyn LUND

Born: August 5 1924, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: October 3 1997, Tampa, Florida, USA

Marion LUND

Born: August 7 1929, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: October 17 1987, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1884
15 August 1884
Newton, Massachusetts, USA

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
August LUND and Frances Marion COUGHLIN 8 June 1903, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

He was 18 years old.

1903 Birth of Child
August Francis LUND was born March 15, 1903, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 18 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Birth of Child
Walter David LUND was born September 2, 1904, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 20 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Marguerite Lillian LUND was born December 18, 1907, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 23 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the 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 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Birth of Child
George LUND was born November 8, 1914, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 30 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1920 Birth of Child
Frederick LUND was born July 1920, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 35 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 Birth of Child
Carl Edward LUND was born 14 January 1923, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 38 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Evelyn LUND was born August 5 1924, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

August was 39 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 Birth of Child
Marion LUND was born August 7 1929, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

August was 45 years old.

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1947 Death of Child
Walter David LUND died March 30, 1947, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

August was 62 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Death — 1949
30 March 1949
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 64.

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