Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY

(b. 5 March 1865 , Pemberton Ridge, North Lake, York, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 October 1955 , Corinna, Maine, USA )

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Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY was born 5 March 1865 in Pemberton Ridge, North Lake, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY was the child of Aaron MCKENNEY and Olive Maria BARNARD

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

Bradford Pratt married Sarah M "Sadie" SEAVEY 28 June 1911 in Weston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah M "Sadie" SEAVEY was born 1 August 1880 in Maine, USA. Sarah M "Sadie" died 10 April 1965 in Hartland, Maine, USA. Sarah M "Sadie" was the child of Luther Gilbert SEAVEY and Sarah B HATHAWAY.

Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY died 6 October 1955 in Corinna, Maine, USA.
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Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY married

Sarah M "Sadie" SEAVEY-- Date: 28 June 1911 Place: Weston, Maine, USA
Sarah M "Sadie" SEAVEY was the child of Luther Gilbert SEAVEY and Sarah B HATHAWAY

Children of Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY and Sarah M "Sadie" SEAVEY:

Ruby A MCKENNEY (b.11 October 1918, , Maine, USA d. 1 March 1983, Auburn, Maine, USA )
m. Charles Wesley DUNN 1 July 1965

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1865 Birth
5 March 1865
Pemberton Ridge, North Lake, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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 - 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)

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)

1911 Marriage / Partner
Bradford Pratt MCKENNEY and Sarah M "Sadie" SEAVEY 28 June 1911, Weston, Maine, USA

He was 46 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Ruby A MCKENNEY was born 11 October 1918, , Maine, USA

Bradford Pratt was 53 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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)