Alma C DURAND

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December 1863 , Canada

Died

26 April 1947 , Chichester, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: December 1863 in Canada

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Alma C married Curtis Elwin AUSTIN 25 December 1882 in Newport, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Curtis Elwin AUSTIN was born 24 October 1857 in Sheldon, Vermont, USA . Curtis Elwin died 6 June 1916 in Bath, New Hampshire, USA.

Alma C DURAND died 26 April 1947 in Chichester, New Hampshire, USA.
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Alma C DURAND married

Curtis Elwin AUSTIN
Marriage date: 25 December 1882
Marriage place: Newport, Vermont, USA

Children of Curtis Elwin AUSTIN and Alma C DURAND

Pansy L AUSTIN

Born: 30 May 1887, Newport, Vermont, USA
Died: 14 May 1920, Whitefield, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Leonard Oscar SISCO 28 November 1904 Place: Jay, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1863
December 1863
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)

1882 Marriage / Partner
Alma C DURAND and Curtis Elwin AUSTIN 25 December 1882, Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center)

She was 19 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1887 Birth of Child
Pansy L AUSTIN was born 30 May 1887, Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center)

Alma C was 23 years old.

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)

1904 Marriage of Child
Pansy L AUSTIN married 28 November 1904, Jay, Vermont, USA to Leonard Oscar SISCO

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)

1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Curtis Elwin AUSTIN died 6 June 1916, Bath, New Hampshire, USA

1920 Death of Child
Pansy L AUSTIN died 14 May 1920, Whitefield, New Hampshire, USA

Alma C was 56 years old.

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.

Death — 1947
26 April 1947
Chichester, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 83.

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