Nellie Amelia SMITH

(b. 21 May 1863 , Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada d. 11 November 1947 , )

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Nellie Amelia SMITH was born 21 May 1863 in Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada

Nellie Amelia SMITH was the child of James SMITH and Mary Marintha PRIEST

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

Nellie Amelia married Frank Wilson PERKINS 21 April 1880 in Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frank Wilson PERKINS was born 29 December 1860 in Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. Frank Wilson died 24 April 1937 in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Frank Wilson was the child of Edward Joseph PERKINS and Jenette HUBBARD.

Nellie Amelia SMITH died 11 November 1947
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Nellie Amelia SMITH married

Frank Wilson PERKINS-- Date: 21 April 1880 Place: , Vermont, USA
Frank Wilson PERKINS was the child of Edward Joseph PERKINS and Jenette HUBBARD

Children of Frank Wilson PERKINS and Nellie Amelia SMITH:

George Arthur PERKINS (b.20 May 1887, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 December 1975, South Burlington, Vermont, USA)
m. Bernice Martha GEORGE 28 April 1909 in Derby, Vermont, USA (Derby Line) (Beebe Plain)

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1863 Birth
21 May 1863
Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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)

1880 Marriage / Partner
Nellie Amelia SMITH and Frank Wilson PERKINS 21 April 1880, , Vermont, USA

She was 16 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1887 Birth of Child
George Arthur PERKINS was born 20 May 1887, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Nellie Amelia was 24 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)

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)

1909 Marriage of Child
George Arthur PERKINS married 28 April 1909, Derby, Vermont, USA (Derby Line) (Beebe Plain) to Bernice Martha GEORGE

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)

1937 Death of Spouse/Partner
Frank Wilson PERKINS died 24 April 1937, Hanover, New Hampshire, 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

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.

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