Martha ERICKSON

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30 April 1866 , Alfta, Gävleborg, Sweden

Died

abt. 1953 , Colorado, USA

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Born: 30 April 1866 in Alfta, Gävleborg, Sweden

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Martha married Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND 1 October 1892 in Cook County, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND was born 16 May 1857 in Västra Sjökärrstugan, Viks rote, Västra Vingåker, Sweden. Olof Larsson died 18 May 1939 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Martha ERICKSON died abt. 1953 in Colorado, USA.
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Martha ERICKSON married

Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND
Marriage date: 1 October 1892
Marriage place: Cook County, Illinois, USA

Children of Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND and Martha ERICKSON

Victor E WIKSTRAND

Born: 12 January 1894, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 26 December 1975, Longmont, Colorado, USA

Married: Fern Naomi MILLER 7 April 1932 Place: Longmont, Colorado, USA

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Birth — 1866
30 April 1866
Alfta, Gävleborg, Sweden

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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)

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Martha ERICKSON and Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND 1 October 1892, Cook County, Illinois, USA

She was 26 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Victor E WIKSTRAND was born 12 January 1894, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Martha was 27 years old.

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)

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)

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)

1932 Marriage of Child
Victor E WIKSTRAND married 7 April 1932, Longmont, Colorado, USA to Fern Naomi MILLER

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.

1939 Death of Spouse/Partner
Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND died 18 May 1939, Denver, Colorado, USA

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)

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