Johan Alfred BENGTSSON

(b. 10 February 1861 , Harplinge, Halland, Sweden d. 21 March 1946 , St Paul, Minnesota, USA )

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Johan Alfred BENGTSSON was born 10 February 1861 in Harplinge, Halland, Sweden

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Johan Alfred married Amanda Josephine PETERSDOTTER ÅHL 30 August 1884 in Sandhem, Skaraborg, Sweden . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amanda Josephine PETERSDOTTER ÅHL was born 27 March 1863 in Sandhem, Skaraborg, Sweden. Amanda Josephine died 11 March 1943 in Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA.

Johan Alfred BENGTSSON died 21 March 1946 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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Johan Alfred BENGTSSON married

Amanda Josephine PETERSDOTTER ÅHL-- Date: 30 August 1884 Place: Sandhem, Skaraborg, Sweden

Children of Johan Alfred BENGTSSON and Amanda Josephine PETERSDOTTER ÅHL:

Paul Fredrick BENGTSON (b.19 September 1908, Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 November 1983, , Minnesota, USA)
m. Jane Edith MCAVOY 26 November 1931

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1861 Birth
10 February 1861
Harplinge, Halland, Sweden

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Johan Alfred BENGTSSON and Amanda Josephine PETERSDOTTER ÅHL 30 August 1884, Sandhem, Skaraborg, Sweden

He was 23 years old.

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

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Paul Fredrick BENGTSON was born 19 September 1908, Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA

Johan Alfred was 47 years old.

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)

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

1943 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amanda Josephine PETERSDOTTER ÅHL died 11 March 1943, Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin, 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.

1946 Death
21 March 1946
St Paul, Minnesota, USA

He died at the age of 85.

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