Rachel LEWIS

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6 March 1859 , England

Died

28 December 1947 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Born: 6 March 1859 in England

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Rachel was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1880.

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Rachel married Edmund Augustus METIVIER 9 January 1882 in Cheboygan, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edmund Augustus METIVIER was born 5 April 1859 in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA. Edmund Augustus died abt. 1896 in Holmes, Mackinac, Michigan, USA. Edmund Augustus was the child of Medard METIVIER and Rosalie HAMEL.

Rachel LEWIS died 28 December 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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daughter of Michael Lewis and Theresa Perry

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Rachel LEWIS married

Edmund Augustus METIVIER
Marriage date: 9 January 1882
Marriage place: Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
Edmund Augustus METIVIER was the child of Medard METIVIER and Rosalie HAMEL

Children of Edmund Augustus METIVIER and Rachel LEWIS

Josetta Anna METIVIER

Born: 29 January 1899, Beaugrand, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
Died: 29 September 1977, Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Married: Hercule Albert LACHANCE 12 July 1910 Place: Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1859
6 March 1859
England

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)

1882 Marriage / Partner
Rachel LEWIS and Edmund Augustus METIVIER 9 January 1882, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

She was 22 years old.

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)

1899 Birth of Child
Josetta Anna METIVIER was born 29 January 1899, Beaugrand, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

Rachel was 39 years old.

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)

1910 Marriage of Child
Josetta Anna METIVIER married 12 July 1910, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA to Hercule Albert LACHANCE

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

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.