flag male ancestor  Edward James  LEFLER

  (b. 03/29/1889 Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA   d. 05/13/1972 Milpitas, Santa Clara, California, USA )  
Age: 83

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Edward James LEFLER was born 03/29/1889 in Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA

Edward James LEFLER was the child of Amos LEFTLER   and   Christine MCKAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John LEFTLER and Charity SWEARS (maternal)  John MACKAY and Isabella CAMPBELL

Edward James LEFLER died 05/13/1972 in Milpitas, Santa Clara, California, USA.





When Edward James Lefler was born on March 29, 1889, in Fountain, Michigan, his father, Amos, was 25 and his mother, Christina, was 26. He married Marion L Kinney on July 26, 1925, in Baldwin, Michigan. They had four children during their marriage. He died on May 13, 1972, in Milpitas, California, at the age of 83, and was buried in Baldwin, Michigan.


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birth1889 Birth
03/29/1889
Fountain, Mason, Michigan, USA
Invention 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.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
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.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
death1972 Death
05/13/1972
Milpitas, Santa Clara, California, USA

He died at the age of 83.

Edward is buried at: Webber Township Cemetery Baldwin, Lake County, Michigan, USA
Added: 12/16/2024 10:39:26 AM - Updated: 12/16/2024 10:39:26 AM

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