Annie Amelia SKIDGELL

(b. 8/27/1870 , Canaan, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada d. 11/20/1966 , Mattawamkeag, Maine, USA )

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Annie Amelia SKIDGELL was born 8/27/1870 in Canaan, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Annie Amelia SKIDGELL was the child of William Ransford SKIDGELL and Merinda HARTSGROVE and the grandchild of: (paternal) William Henry SKIDGELL and Mary HATHAWAY (maternal) Benjamin HARTSGROVE and Salome HOLMES

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

Annie Amelia married George A GREEN 25 December 1886 in Woodland, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George A GREEN was born 5/18/1862 in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada. George A died 3/19/1944 in Mattawamkeag, Maine, USA. George A was the child of John K GREEN and Isabelle SKIDGEL.

Annie Amelia SKIDGELL died 11/20/1966 in Mattawamkeag, Maine, USA.
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Annie Amelia SKIDGELL married

George A GREEN-- Date: 25 December 1886 Place: Woodland, Maine, USA
George A GREEN was the child of John K GREEN and Isabelle SKIDGEL

Children of George A GREEN and Annie Amelia SKIDGELL:

Austin Upham GREEN (b.3/14/1900, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1979, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA )
m. Doris FRENCH

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1870 Birth
8/27/1870
Canaan, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
Annie Amelia SKIDGELL and George A GREEN 25 December 1886, Woodland, Maine, USA

She was 16 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)

1900 Birth of Child
Austin Upham GREEN was born 3/14/1900, , Maine, USA

Annie Amelia was 29 years old.

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)

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

1944 Death of Spouse/Partner
George A GREEN died 3/19/1944, Mattawamkeag, Maine, 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)

1966 Death
11/20/1966
Mattawamkeag, Maine, USA

She died at the age of 96.

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