immigrant flag male ancestor  Thomas Leslie  TURNER

  (b. 18 April 1912 Rochdale, Lancashire, England   d. 28 February 2002 Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Thomas Leslie TURNER was born 18 April 1912 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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Thomas Leslie  married  Beatrice Arselia PROVOST abt. 1934 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .  Beatrice Arselia PROVOST  was born 5 November 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).  Beatrice Arselia died 2 October 2005 Beatrice Arselia was the child of Joseph-Guillaume-"William" PROVOST and Marie Florina TETREAULT.

Thomas Leslie TURNER died 28 February 2002 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Thomas Leslie TURNER married flag female ancestor Beatrice Arselia PROVOST-- Date: abt. 1934 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Beatrice Arselia PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Guillaume-"William" PROVOST and Marie Florina TETREAULT




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birth1912 Birth
18 April 1912
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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.
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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death2002 Death
28 February 2002
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 89.


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