Annie Lillian SPIERS

(b. 3 April 1882 , New Brunswick, Canada d. 11 October 1964 , Taunton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Annie Lillian SPIERS was born 3 April 1882 in New Brunswick, Canada

Annie Lillian SPIERS was the child of Robert SPIERS and Eveline Lantha BLENIS

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Annie Lillian married Clifton Linwood CROCKER 7 August 1901 in Rockland, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clifton Linwood CROCKER was born 10 April 1879 in Hanover, Massachusetts, USA. Clifton Linwood died 30 December 1952 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater). Clifton Linwood was the child of James Frank CROCKER and Lucy Lavinia WATERS.

Annie Lillian SPIERS died 11 October 1964 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA .

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Annie Lillian SPIERS married

Clifton Linwood CROCKER-- Date: 7 August 1901 Place: Rockland, Massachusetts, USA
Clifton Linwood CROCKER was the child of James Frank CROCKER and Lucy Lavinia WATERS

Children of Clifton Linwood CROCKER and Annie Lillian SPIERS:

Ralph Grant CROCKER (b.18 October 1919, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 July 1986, El Paso, Texas, USA)
m. Ruth Elizabeth HEWITT in Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA (North Pembroke)

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1882 Birth
3 April 1882
New Brunswick, Canada

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)

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

1901 Marriage / Partner
Annie Lillian SPIERS and Clifton Linwood CROCKER 7 August 1901, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

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)

1919 Birth of Child
Ralph Grant CROCKER was born 18 October 1919, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

Annie Lillian was 37 years old.

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)