Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY

(b. 14 May 1883 , Belgium d. 14 February 1962 , Oconto, Wisconsin, USA )

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Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY was born 14 May 1883 in Belgium

Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY was the child of ? and ?

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Zeal Joseph married Agnes DE POUW 15 October 1907 in Oconto, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes DE POUW was born 28 December 1890 in Wisconsin, USA. Agnes died 1 February 1967 in Oconto, Wisconsin, USA. Agnes was the child of Ferdinand DE POUW and Lottie HERPLINCK.

Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY died 14 February 1962 in Oconto, Wisconsin, USA.
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Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY married

Agnes DE POUW-- Date: 15 October 1907 Place: Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Agnes DE POUW was the child of Ferdinand DE POUW and Lottie HERPLINCK

Children of Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY and Agnes DE POUW:

Dorothy Agnes VAN HEFTY (b.30 November 1919, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 August 2020, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Harvey Alexander COTA 2 December 1943

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1883 Birth
14 May 1883
Belgium

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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY and Agnes DE POUW 15 October 1907, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA

He was 24 years old.

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)

1919 Birth of Child
Dorothy Agnes VAN HEFTY was born 30 November 1919, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA

Zeal Joseph was 36 years old.

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)

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)