Vera Constance HERSEY

Born

23 March 1863 , Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

11 November 1952 , Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Vera Constance married William P ELLERY 30 June 1891 in Seabrook, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William P ELLERY was born 13 May 1869 in Hallowell, Maine, USA. William P died 3 June 1912 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA. William P was the child of David Haraden ELLERY and Olive Jane MITCHELL .

Parents & Family of Vera Constance HERSEY

Parents of Vera Constance HERSEY

Father

George W HERSEY

Mother

Jane MCGRAW

Grandparents of Vera Constance HERSEY

Paternal grandparents

Daniel HERSEY Margaret Letty ESTEY

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Vera Constance HERSEY

Vera Constance HERSEY married

William P ELLERY
Marriage date: 30 June 1891
Marriage place: Seabrook, New Hampshire, USA
William P ELLERY was the child of David Haraden ELLERY and Olive Jane MITCHELL

Children of William P ELLERY and Vera Constance HERSEY

John Chester ELLERY

Born: 31 October 1891, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 December 1968, Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Married: Marion Barbara KORCH 1938 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1863
23 March 1863
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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 Marriage / Partner
Vera Constance HERSEY and William P ELLERY 30 June 1891, Seabrook, New Hampshire, USA

She was 28 years old.

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

1891 Birth of Child
John Chester ELLERY was born 31 October 1891, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Vera Constance was 28 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

1912 Death of Spouse/Partner
William P ELLERY died 3 June 1912, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

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)

Death — 1952
11 November 1952
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 89.

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