Mary Ada May ADAMS

(b. 19 June 1866 , Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada d. 3 August 1960 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Ada May ADAMS was born 19 June 1866 in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada

Mary Ada May ADAMS was the child of John William ADAMS and Sarah Frances WATERHOUSE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary Ada May married Edgar Jay OATMAN 16 October 1894 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edgar Jay OATMAN was born 29 September 1869 in Walworth, Wayne, New York, USA. Edgar Jay died 2 August 1926 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Edgar Jay was the child of Edgar A OATMAN and Celesta Adelaide WYMAN.

Mary Ada May ADAMS died 3 August 1960 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mary Ada May ADAMS married

Edgar Jay OATMAN-- Date: 16 October 1894 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Edgar Jay OATMAN was the child of Edgar A OATMAN and Celesta Adelaide WYMAN

Children of Edgar Jay OATMAN and Mary Ada May ADAMS:

Floyd Adams OATMAN (b.9 November 1899, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 October 1970, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lois Augusta THOMPSON 4 October 1924 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

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1866 Birth
19 June 1866
Lennoxville, Quebec, 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

1894 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ada May ADAMS and Edgar Jay OATMAN 16 October 1894, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

She was 28 years old.

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

1899 Birth of Child
Floyd Adams OATMAN was born 9 November 1899, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Mary Ada May was 33 years old.

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))

1924 Marriage of Child
Floyd Adams OATMAN married 4 October 1924, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Lois Augusta THOMPSON

1926 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edgar Jay OATMAN died 2 August 1926, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

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)

1960 Death
3 August 1960
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 94.