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Edward Alfred WIMETT

(b. 7 December 1883 , Bridport, Vermont, USA d. 19 March 1944 , South Glens Falls, Saratoga, New York, USA )

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Edward Alfred WIMETT was born 7 December 1883 in Bridport, Vermont, USA

Edward Alfred WIMETT was the child of Alfred Allie OUIMET and Adelia GIARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph Paschal OUIMET dit BASTIEN and Esther MENARD (maternal) Louis Donovan GIARD and Julia Elise Virginia DALPE (DELPHIA)

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Edward Alfred married Grace Sarah GARDNER 2 April 1914 in Bridport, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Grace Sarah GARDNER was born 8 June 1894 in Bridport, Vermont, USA. Grace Sarah died 18 September 1975 in Scotia, Schenectady, New York, USA. Grace Sarah was the child of Serrill GARDNER and Sarah Jane BEEMAN.

Edward Alfred WIMETT died 19 March 1944 in South Glens Falls, Saratoga, New York, USA.
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Edward Alfred WIMETT married

Grace Sarah GARDNER-- Date: 2 April 1914 Place: Bridport, Vermont, USA
Grace Sarah GARDNER was the child of Serrill GARDNER and Sarah Jane BEEMAN

Children of Edward Alfred WIMETT and Grace Sarah GARDNER:

Theron Serrill WIMETT (WIMETTE) (b.11/02/1919, Bridport, Vermont, USA d. 01/17/1945, Meckelfeld, Germany)
m. Elizabeth Long NADEAU 26 December 1938 in Bridport, Vermont, USA

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1883 Birth
7 December 1883
Bridport, Vermont, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the 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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Marriage / Partner
Edward Alfred WIMETT and Grace Sarah GARDNER 2 April 1914, Bridport, Vermont, USA

He was 30 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1919 Birth of Child
Theron Serrill WIMETT (WIMETTE) was born 11/02/1919, Bridport, Vermont, USA

Edward Alfred was 35 years old.

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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.

1938 Marriage of Child
Theron Serrill WIMETT (WIMETTE) married 26 December 1938, Bridport, Vermont, USA to Elizabeth Long NADEAU

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 Death
19 March 1944
South Glens Falls, Saratoga, New York, USA

He died at the age of 60.

Added: 12/28/2020 8:08:01 PM - Updated: 12/27/2022 7:08:57 PM

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