Jacobine Clarifine "Bena"
CHRISTENSEN
(b.
15 April 1887
,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
d.
9 December 1963
,
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
)
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Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" CHRISTENSEN was born 15 April 1887 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" CHRISTENSEN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" married Karl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON abt. 1913 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Karl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON was born 3 September 1888 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA. Karl Edward Alfred Ivar died 25 December 1940 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" CHRISTENSEN died 9 December 1963 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Family and Children of Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" CHRISTENSEN
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Karl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON-- Date: abt. 1913 Place:
Children of Karl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON and Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" CHRISTENSEN:
Catherine C GUSTAFSON (b.4 January 1913, , Connecticut, USA d. 9 December 1981, )
m. Edwin Ludwig JOHNSON 22 May 1937 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Karl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON-- Date: abt. 1913 Place: Children of Karl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON and Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" CHRISTENSEN:
Catherine C GUSTAFSON (b.4 January 1913, , Connecticut, USA d. 9 December 1981, )m. Edwin Ludwig JOHNSON 22 May 1937 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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1887 Birth 15 April 1887
Brooklyn, New York, 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
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. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1913 Birth of ChildCatherine C GUSTAFSON was born 4 January 1913, , Connecticut, USA
Jacobine Clarifine "Bena" was 25 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
1937 Marriage of ChildCatherine C GUSTAFSON married 22 May 1937, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Edwin Ludwig JOHNSON
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1940 Death of Spouse/PartnerKarl Edward Alfred Ivar GUSTAFSON died 25 December 1940, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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.1962 - 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.1963 Death 9 December 1963
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 76.
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