Frank Leslie ATHERTON

(b. 18 August 1878 , Hodgdon, Maine, USA d. March 1963 , New Brunswick, Canada )

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Frank Leslie ATHERTON was born 18 August 1878 in Hodgdon, Maine, USA

Frank Leslie ATHERTON was the child of Charles Leslie ATHERTON and Angelina Price WEADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Israel ATHERTON and Jerusha INGRAHAM (maternal) William WEADE and Angelina PRICE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Frank Leslie married Mary Edith GREEN 28 April 1907 in New Sweden, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Edith GREEN was born 11 January 1891 in Woodland, Maine, USA. Mary Edith died 21 June 1967 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Mary Edith was the child of Dudley GREEN and Florence HOLMES.

Frank Leslie ATHERTON died March 1963 in New Brunswick, Canada.
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Frank Leslie ATHERTON married

Mary Edith GREEN-- Date: 28 April 1907 Place: New Sweden, Maine, USA
Mary Edith GREEN was the child of Dudley GREEN and Florence HOLMES

Children of Frank Leslie ATHERTON and Mary Edith GREEN:

Ruby ATHERTON (b.21 June 1909, Caribou, Maine, USA d. 9 September 2001, Lewiston, Maine, USA)
m. James Lincoln FRENCH 20 September 1956 in , Maine, USA

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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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1878 Birth
18 August 1878
Hodgdon, Maine, USA

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)

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
Frank Leslie ATHERTON and Mary Edith GREEN 28 April 1907, New Sweden, Maine, USA

He was 28 years old.

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

1909 Birth of Child
Ruby ATHERTON was born 21 June 1909, Caribou, Maine, USA

Frank Leslie was 30 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))

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)

1956 Marriage of Child
Ruby ATHERTON married 20 September 1956, , Maine, USA to James Lincoln FRENCH