Olga Josephine POULSON

(b. 23 February 1869 , Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden d. 9 August 1948 , Provo, Utah, USA )

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Olga Josephine POULSON was born 23 February 1869 in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden

Olga Josephine POULSON was the child of ? and ?

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Olga Josephine married Zemira Terry DRAPER 26 October 1887 in Logan, Utah, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zemira Terry DRAPER was born 16 March 1859 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Zemira Terry died 5 February 1907 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, USA. Zemira Terry was the child of Zenura (Zemira) DRAPER and Amy TERRY.

Olga Josephine POULSON died 9 August 1948 in Provo, Utah, USA.

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Olga Josephine POULSON married

Zemira Terry DRAPER-- Date: 26 October 1887 Place: Logan, Utah, USA
Zemira Terry DRAPER was the child of Zenura (Zemira) DRAPER and Amy TERRY

Children of Zemira Terry DRAPER and Olga Josephine POULSON:

Carson Owen DRAPER (b.10 March 1895, Rockville, Utah Territory d. 10 January 1977, Provo, Utah, USA)
m. Ann Artell STRATTON 28 February 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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1869 Birth
23 February 1869
Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden

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)

1887 Marriage / Partner
Olga Josephine POULSON and Zemira Terry DRAPER 26 October 1887, Logan, Utah, USA

She was 18 years old.

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

1895 Birth of Child
Carson Owen DRAPER was born 10 March 1895, Rockville, Utah, USA

Olga Josephine was 26 years old.

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)

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)

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
Zemira Terry DRAPER died 5 February 1907, Pleasant Grove, Utah, USA

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)

1917 Marriage of Child
Carson Owen DRAPER married 28 February 1917, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA to Ann Artell STRATTON

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 Death
9 August 1948
Provo, Utah, USA

She died at the age of 79.

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