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John Wesley ELLIOTT

(b. June 3 1867 , Hastings County Ontario Canada d. January 25 1948 , Stockdale, Northumberland County, Ontario )

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John Wesley ELLIOTT was born June 3 1867 in Hastings County Ontario Canada

John Wesley ELLIOTT was the child of George ELLIOTT and Jane REJAS dite LAPRADE

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John Wesley married Clarissa Ann MCGUIRE 30 May 1893 in Madoc, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Clarissa Ann MCGUIRE was born 13 April 1875 in Huntingdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Clarissa Ann died 11 November 1929 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

John Wesley ELLIOTT died January 25 1948 in Stockdale, Northumberland County, Ontario.
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John Wesley ELLIOTT married

Clarissa Ann MCGUIRE-- Date: 30 May 1893 Place: Madoc, Ontario, Canada

Children of John Wesley ELLIOTT and Clarissa Ann MCGUIRE:

Lillian Myrtle ELLIOTT (b.December 16 1894, Hastings County Ontario Canada d. May 26 1963, Prince Edward County Ontario Canada)
m. David CARRAD 17 February 1914

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1867 Birth
June 3 1867
Hastings County Ontario Canada

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)

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

1893 Marriage / Partner
John Wesley ELLIOTT and Clarissa Ann MCGUIRE 30 May 1893, Madoc, Ontario, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Lillian Myrtle ELLIOTT was born December 16 1894, Hastings County Ontario Canada

John Wesley was 27 years old.

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)

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)

1929 Death of Spouse/Partner
Clarissa Ann MCGUIRE died 11 November 1929, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

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.

1948 Death
January 25 1948
Stockdale, Northumberland County, Ontario

He died at the age of 80.

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