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  (b. 27 February 1892 Harvard, Illinois, USA   d. 17 September 1967 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA )  

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Dorothy Ayer GARDNER was born 27 February 1892 in Harvard, Illinois, USA

Dorothy Ayer GARDNER was the child of Levi Addison GARDNER   and   Adele Augusta AYER

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Dorothy Ayer  married  Leslie Lynch KING 7 September 1912 in Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Leslie Lynch KING  was born 25 July 1884 in Chadron, Nebraska, USA.  Leslie Lynch died 18 February 1941 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.  Leslie Lynch was the child of Charles Henry KING and Martha Alice PORTER.

Dorothy Ayer GARDNER died 17 September 1967 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.



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Dorothy Ayer GARDNER married flag photo of Leslie Lynch KING  Leslie Lynch KING-- Date: 7 September 1912 Place: Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Leslie Lynch KING was the child of Charles Henry KING and Martha Alice PORTER




Children of Leslie Lynch KING and Dorothy Ayer GARDNER:

Grave has been locatedU.S. President flag photo of Gerald Rudolph FORD  Gerald Rudolph FORD (b.14 July 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, USA  d. 29 December 2006, Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA)
m. Elizabeth Anne "Betty" BLOOMER 15 October 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA



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birth1892 Birth
27 February 1892
Harvard, Illinois, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1912 Marriage / Partner
Dorothy Ayer GARDNER and Leslie Lynch KING 7 September 1912, Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA

She was 20 years old.
1913 Birth of Child
Gerald Rudolph FORD was born 14 July 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Dorothy Ayer was 21 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1941 Death of Spouse/Partner
Leslie Lynch KING died 18 February 1941, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1948 Marriage of Child
Gerald Rudolph FORD married 15 October 1948, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA to Elizabeth Anne "Betty" BLOOMER
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
death1967 Death
17 September 1967
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

She died at the age of 75.


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