Grave has been located flag male ancestor  William Ellsworth  BOWER

  (b. 12 April 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 11 March 1956 Yolo County, California, USA )  
Age: 22
Cause of Death: HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER

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William Ellsworth BOWER was born 12 April 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

William Ellsworth BOWER was the child of Bernard James Griffith BOWER   and   Martha HUSTON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Clarence Ellsworth BOWER and Mary Emma GRIFFITH

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William Ellsworth  married  Living GONZALES .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Living GONZALES  was born 13 December 1934 in Sacramento, California, USA.  Living was the child of Luigi PRIMA and Georgina CORRIEA.

William Ellsworth BOWER died 11 March 1956 in Yolo County, California, USA.
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William Ellsworth BOWER was a AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IN THE US AIR FORCE.

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Living GONZALES was the child of Luigi PRIMA and Georgina CORRIEA




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birth1933 Birth
12 April 1933
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
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Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA

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death1956 Death
11 March 1956
Yolo County, California, USA

He died at the age of 22.

William is buried at: Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Added: 6/4/2018 3:26:09 AM - Updated: 12/14/2020 2:50:57 PM

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