Mary Edith GREEN

Born

11 January 1891 , Woodland, Maine, USA

Died

21 June 1967 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Dudley GREEN Florence HOLMES

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Born: 11 January 1891 in Woodland, Maine, USA

Father: Dudley GREEN

Mother: Florence HOLMES

Paternal grandparents: John K GREEN , Isabelle SKIDGEL

Maternal grandparents: Moses HOLMES , Sophronia GREEN

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Mary Edith married Frank Leslie ATHERTON 28 April 1907 in New Sweden, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frank Leslie ATHERTON was born 18 August 1878 in Hodgdon, Maine, USA. Frank Leslie died March 1963 in New Brunswick, Canada. Frank Leslie was the child of Charles Leslie ATHERTON and Angelina Price WEADE.

Mary Edith GREEN died 21 June 1967 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada .
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Mary Edith GREEN married

Frank Leslie ATHERTON
Marriage date: 28 April 1907
Marriage place: New Sweden, Maine, USA
Frank Leslie ATHERTON was the child of Charles Leslie ATHERTON and Angelina Price WEADE

Children of Frank Leslie ATHERTON and Mary Edith GREEN

Ruby ATHERTON

Born: 21 June 1909, Caribou, Maine, USA
Died: 9 September 2001, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: James Lincoln FRENCH 20 September 1956 Place: , Maine, USA

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Birth — 1891
11 January 1891
Woodland, Maine, USA

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

She was 16 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

Mary Edith was 18 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