Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE

Born

26 May 1898 , London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Died

3 February 1973 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Ernest Edwin WASPE Sarah MCROBERTS

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Born: 26 May 1898 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Ernest Edwin WASPE

Mother: Sarah MCROBERTS

Paternal grandparents: Arthur WASPE , Ann COLLINS

Maternal grandparents: Uriah William MCROBERTS , Elizabeth CLARKE

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Ethel Agnes Mary married Thomas Hunt DAVEY 16 July 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Hunt DAVEY was born 16 June 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England. Thomas Hunt died 18 June 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE died 3 February 1973 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE married

Thomas Hunt DAVEY
Marriage date: 16 July 1918
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Children of Thomas Hunt DAVEY and Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE

Thomas Hunt DAVEY

Born: January 17, 1920, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: January 25, 1962, Huntington Beach, California, USA

Married: Evelyn Jean IRBY 29 January 1944 Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Birth — 1898
26 May 1898
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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)

1918 Marriage / Partner
Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE and Thomas Hunt DAVEY 16 July 1918, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 20 years old.

1920 Birth of Child
Thomas Hunt DAVEY was born January 17, 1920, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Ethel Agnes Mary was 21 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)

1936 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas Hunt DAVEY died 18 June 1936, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 Marriage of Child
Thomas Hunt DAVEY married 29 January 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA to Evelyn Jean IRBY

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)

1962 Death of Child
Thomas Hunt DAVEY died January 25, 1962, Huntington Beach, California, USA

Ethel Agnes Mary was 63 years old.

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

Death — 1973
3 February 1973
Detroit, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 74.