flag photo of Laura Laurena KIANA   Laura Laurena  KIANA

  (b. 26 November 1922 Norrvick, Territory of Alaska   d. 20 March 1974 )  

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Laura Laurena KIANA was born 26 November 1922 in Norrvick, Territory of Alaska

Laura Laurena KIANA was the child of Jim Oksewalok KIANA   and   Emma Akumgan HARRISON

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Laura Laurena  married  Richard Thomas CARTER 25 July 1949 in Anapra, Dona Ana, New Mexico, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Richard Thomas CARTER  was born 13 September 1925 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA.  Richard Thomas died 27 April 1979 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.  Richard Thomas was the child of Joseph Markwood CARTER and Thelma Lucille MCCLAREY.

Laura Laurena KIANA died 20 March 1974







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Laura Laurena KIANA married World War II Soldier flag male ancestor Richard Thomas CARTER-- Date: 25 July 1949 Place: Anapra, Dona Ana, New Mexico, USA
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Richard Thomas CARTER was the child of Joseph Markwood CARTER and Thelma Lucille MCCLAREY


Ancestry.com. New Mexico, Select County Marriage Records, 1905-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.

Children of Richard Thomas CARTER and Laura Laurena KIANA:

flag male ancestor Richard Thomas CARTER (b.8 March 1957, Christian, Kentucky, USA  d. 18 May 1984, Aberdeen, Maryland, USA)



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birth1922 Birth
26 November 1922
Norrvick, Territory of Alaska
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.
marriage1949 Marriage / Partner
Laura Laurena KIANA and Richard Thomas CARTER 25 July 1949, Anapra, Dona Ana, New Mexico, USA

She was 26 years old.
Laura Laurena KIANA - 1949 marriage application
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1949 marriage application

Ancestry.com. New Mexico, Select County Marriage Records, 1905-1999
Laura Laurena KIANA - 1949 marriage
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1949 marriage

Ancestry.com. New Mexico, Select County Marriage Records, 1905-1999
1957 Birth of Child
Richard Thomas CARTER was born 8 March 1957, Christian, Kentucky, USA

Laura Laurena was 34 years old.
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

Laura is buried at: Arlington National Cemetery


Arlington, Virginia, USA
703-607-8000

Added: 2/26/2021 6:16:55 PM - Updated: 2/26/2021 9:11:30 PM
Did You Know?The name Alaska originates from an Aleut word 'Alyeska,' meaning 'great land.' The Aleuts are people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska. (statesymbolsusa.org)

October 18, 1867 - District of the U.S.
August 24, 1912 - Organized territory of the U.S.
January 3, 1949 - Alaska becomes 49th U.S. state


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