Josephine Stewart
THORNTON
(b.
25 December 1890
,
Corry, Pennsylvania, USA
d.
December 1966
,
Orange, Florida, USA
)
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Josephine Stewart THORNTON was born 25 December 1890 in Corry, Pennsylvania, USA
Josephine Stewart THORNTON was the child of Carroll THORNTON and Bertha STEWARTJosephine Stewart THORNTON died December 1966 in Orange, Florida, USA.
m. November 1917, Pennsylvania, USA
John Barr Black
(1885–1958)
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Birth
Name: Josephine Thornton
Gender: Female
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Dec 1890
Event Place: Corry, Erie, Penn
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Name Note:
Race (Original):
Father's Name: Carroll Thornton
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Mother's Name: Bertha Stewart
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01036-8
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
GS Film number: 906669
Reference ID:
'Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:V2NS-FYM : 9 December 2014), Josephine Thornton, 25 Dec 1890; Birth, citing Corry, Erie, Penn; FHL microfilm 906,669.
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Name: Josephine Thornton
Gender: Female
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Dec 1890
Event Place: Corry, Erie, Penn
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race (Original):
Father's Name: Carroll Thornton
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Bertha Stewart
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01036-8
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
GS Film number: 906669
Reference ID:
'Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:V2NS-FYM : 9 December 2014), Josephine Thornton, 25 Dec 1890; Birth, citing Corry, Erie, Penn; FHL microfilm 906,669.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
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
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. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1966 Death December 1966
Orange, Florida, USA
She died at the age of 75.
Added: 12/14/2016 8:44:56 AM
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