Grace Lucille KEOWN

Born

2 September 1916 , South Himsworth, Parry Sound Ontario, Canada

Died

8 June 2002 , Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Robert John KEOWN Annie Amelia LAWRENCE

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Born: 2 September 1916 in South Himsworth, Parry Sound Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert John KEOWN

Mother: Annie Amelia LAWRENCE

Paternal grandparents: Thomas KEOWN , Cynthia Ann REAGAN

Maternal grandparents: William Walter LAWRENCE , Sarah Ann BOWMAN

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Grace Lucille married Owen Herbert VAN EVERY 2 June 1936 in North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Owen Herbert VAN EVERY was born 20 November 1908 in Ontario, Canada. Owen Herbert died 14 November 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Owen Herbert was the child of John VAN EVERY and Mary Louise STONEHOUSE.

Grace Lucille KEOWN died 8 June 2002 in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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Grace Lucille KEOWN married

Owen Herbert VAN EVERY
Marriage date: 2 June 1936
Marriage place: North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Owen Herbert VAN EVERY was the child of John VAN EVERY and Mary Louise STONEHOUSE

Children of Owen Herbert VAN EVERY and Grace Lucille KEOWN

Denzil Richard VAN EVERY

Born: 14 November 1940, Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died: April 29, 2011, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada

Married: Living MAYHEW 1960

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Birth — 1916
2 September 1916
South Himsworth, Parry Sound Ontario, Canada

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 Marriage / Partner
Grace Lucille KEOWN and Owen Herbert VAN EVERY 2 June 1936, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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

1940 Birth of Child
Denzil Richard VAN EVERY was born 14 November 1940, Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Grace Lucille was 24 years old.

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)

1948 Death of Spouse/Partner
Owen Herbert VAN EVERY died 14 November 1948, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)