Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON

(b. 10 October 1871 , Goderich, Ontario, Canada d. 1 April 1952 , Nicollet, Minnesota, USA )

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Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON was born 10 October 1871 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada

Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON was the child of George Stuart STINSON and Catherine BREADY

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Wilber Russell Punshon married Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY 6 December 1899 in Saint Thomas, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY was born 25 April 1878 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Ethel "Effie" Maud died 6 July 1925 in Minnesota, USA. Ethel "Effie" Maud was the child of Gilbert Wesley GILROY and Mary SHAVER.

Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON died 1 April 1952 in Nicollet, Minnesota, USA.
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Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON married

Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY-- Date: 6 December 1899 Place: Saint Thomas, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA
Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY was the child of Gilbert Wesley GILROY and Mary SHAVER

Children of Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON and Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY:

Frank Eugene STINSON (b.June 8, 1910, Ellertion, Illinois, USA d. 10 January 1989, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

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1871 Birth
10 October 1871
Goderich, Ontario, Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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)

Goderich, Ontario, Canada
C. P. R. Station
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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)

1899 Marriage / Partner
Wilber Russell Punshon STINSON and Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY 6 December 1899, Saint Thomas, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA

He was 28 years old.

Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Central Park
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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)

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

Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Baptist Church on Montreal Street
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Goderich, Ontario, Canada
British Exchange Hotel
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Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Collegiate Institute
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1910 Birth of Child
Frank Eugene STINSON was born June 8, 1910, Ellertion, Illinois, USA

Wilber Russell Punshon was 38 years old.

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))

1925 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ethel "Effie" Maud GILROY died 6 July 1925, , Minnesota, USA

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)

1952 Death
1 April 1952
Nicollet, Minnesota, USA

He died at the age of 80.

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