Christine MCKAY

(b. 07/30/1862 , Canada West d. 02/12/1947 , Ludington, Michigan, USA )
Age: 85

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Christine MCKAY was born 07/30/1862 in Canada West

Christine MCKAY was the child of John MACKAY and Isabella CAMPBELL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Neil MACKAY and Mary MACISAAC (maternal) Angus CAMPBELL and Christy Catherine MCKINNON

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

Christine married Amos LEFTLER . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amos LEFTLER was born 11/26/1863 in Canada. Amos died 10/01/1931 in Ludington, Michigan, USA. Amos was the child of John LEFTLER and Charity SWEARS.

Christine MCKAY died 02/12/1947 in Ludington, Michigan, USA.
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Christine MCKAY married

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Amos LEFTLER was the child of John LEFTLER and Charity SWEARS

Children of Amos LEFTLER and Christine MCKAY:

Edward James LEFLER (b.03/29/1889, Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA d. 05/13/1972, Milpitas, Santa Clara, California, USA)

Linda Lulu LEFTLER (b.08/18/1904, Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA d. 10/29/1986, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
m. Edwin Chester COOPER

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1862 Birth
07/30/1862
Canada West

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)

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)

1889 Birth of Child
Edward James LEFLER was born 03/29/1889, Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA

Christine was 26 years old.

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)

1904 Birth of Child
Linda Lulu LEFTLER was born 08/18/1904, Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA

Christine was 42 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)

1931 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amos LEFTLER died 10/01/1931, Ludington, Michigan, USA

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.

1947 Death
02/12/1947
Ludington, Michigan, USA

She died at the age of 84.

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