Margaret May FOUNTAIN

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30 April 1881 , New Brunswick, Canada

Died

16 August 1958 , Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: 30 April 1881 in New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Unknown

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Margaret May married Elmer Gilman PARSONS 10 November 1903 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elmer Gilman PARSONS was born 1 December 1882 in Milo, Maine, USA. Elmer Gilman died 14 November 1944 in Wilton, New Hampshire, USA.

Margaret May FOUNTAIN died 16 August 1958 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA .
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Margaret May FOUNTAIN married

Elmer Gilman PARSONS
Marriage date: 10 November 1903
Marriage place: , Maine, USA

Children of Elmer Gilman PARSONS and Margaret May FOUNTAIN

Cecil Clarence PARSONS

Born: 26 June 1904, Old Town, Maine, USA
Died: 29 May 1998, Hart, Oceana County, Michigan, USA

Married: Laurita BRAZEE 1931

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Birth — 1881
30 April 1881
New Brunswick, Canada

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Margaret May FOUNTAIN and Elmer Gilman PARSONS 10 November 1903, , Maine, USA

She was 22 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Cecil Clarence PARSONS was born 26 June 1904, Old Town, Maine, USA

Margaret May was 23 years old.

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)

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

1944 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elmer Gilman PARSONS died 14 November 1944, Wilton, New Hampshire, 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)

Death — 1958
16 August 1958
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 77.