Pettis Mina COLLINS

(b. 17 August 1889 , Newport, Vermont, USA d. abt. 1971 , )

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Pettis Mina COLLINS was born 17 August 1889 in Newport, Vermont, USA

Pettis Mina COLLINS was the child of ? and ?

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Pettis Mina married Alfred Arthur LEROUX 25 November 1913 in Derby, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alfred Arthur LEROUX was born 17 December 1890 in Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center). Alfred Arthur died February 1965 in New Hampshire, USA.

Pettis Mina COLLINS died abt. 1971
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Pettis Mina COLLINS married

Alfred Arthur LEROUX-- Date: 25 November 1913 Place: Derby, Vermont, USA

Children of Alfred Arthur LEROUX and Pettis Mina COLLINS:

Richard Wilfred LEROUX (b.17 September 1913, Newport, Vermont, USA d. February 1970, )
m. Joyce June HAWES 26 March 1939 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond)

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1889 Birth
17 August 1889
Newport, Vermont, USA

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

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)

1913 Marriage / Partner
Pettis Mina COLLINS and Alfred Arthur LEROUX 25 November 1913, Derby, Vermont, USA (Derby Line) (Beebe Plain)

She was 24 years old.

1913 Birth of Child
Richard Wilfred LEROUX was born 17 September 1913, Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center)

Pettis Mina was 24 years old.

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.

1939 Marriage of Child
Richard Wilfred LEROUX married 26 March 1939, Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond) to Joyce June HAWES

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 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)