Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN

(b. 16 November 1866 , Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 July 1948 , )

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Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN was born 16 November 1866 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN was the child of William Watson BRANNEN and Hepzibah Anne NICKERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henry William BRANNEN and Eleanor Ellen NICKERSON (maternal) Reuben NICKERSON and Sarah CROWELL

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

Lila E "Delilah" married John P ABBOTT 30 December 1893 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John P ABBOTT was born 5 December 1866 in Stow, Maine, USA. John P died 23 February 1932 in Maine, USA. John P was the child of Sylvester ABBOTT and Mary Elizabeth PALMER.

Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN died 28 July 1948
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Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN married

John P ABBOTT-- Date: 30 December 1893 Place: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
John P ABBOTT was the child of Sylvester ABBOTT and Mary Elizabeth PALMER

Children of John P ABBOTT and Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN:

William Sylvester "Willie" ABBOTT (b.19 July 1894, Paris, Maine, USA d. 3 April 1982, Norwood, Massachusetts, USA)

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1866 Birth
16 November 1866
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 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

1893 Marriage / Partner
Lila E "Delilah" BRANNEN and John P ABBOTT 30 December 1893, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

She was 27 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
William Sylvester "Willie" ABBOTT was born 19 July 1894, Paris, Maine, USA (Paris Hill) (South Paris)

Lila E "Delilah" was 27 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)

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))

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)

1932 Death of Spouse/Partner
John P ABBOTT died 23 February 1932, , Maine, USA

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.

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