Elsie Elizabeth GREENLAY

Born

12 January 1912 , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died

29 December 1982 , Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

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Francis-Osborne GREENLAY Minerva Elodie FLEMINGTON

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Born: 12 January 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Francis-Osborne GREENLAY

Mother: Minerva Elodie FLEMINGTON

Paternal grandparents: John GREENLAY , Julia Alice MOORE

Maternal grandparents: William Luke FLEMINGTON , Elizabeth Ann BOOKER

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Elsie Elizabeth married George HUBICK 21 April 1929 in Earl Grey, Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George HUBICK was born 14 October 1905 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. George died 4 January 1976 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. George was the child of George HUBICK and Maria RATHGEBER.

Elsie Elizabeth GREENLAY died 29 December 1982 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
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Elsie Elizabeth GREENLAY married

George HUBICK
Marriage date: 21 April 1929
Marriage place: Earl Grey, Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada
George HUBICK was the child of George HUBICK and Maria RATHGEBER

Children of George HUBICK and Elsie Elizabeth GREENLAY

Gladys HUBICK

Born: 14 June 1934, Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 5 August 2016, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Married: Vendel NEMETH 30 November 1951

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Birth — 1912
12 January 1912
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

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)

1929 Marriage / Partner
Elsie Elizabeth GREENLAY and George HUBICK 21 April 1929, Earl Grey, Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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)

1934 Birth of Child
Gladys HUBICK was born 14 June 1934, Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, Canada

Elsie Elizabeth was 22 years old.

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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

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

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 - 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.