Edward Adolf JENSEN

(b. 12 February 1876 , Michigan, USA d. 9 April 1957 , Wayne County, Michigan, USA )

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Edward Adolf JENSEN was born 12 February 1876 in Michigan, USA

Edward Adolf JENSEN was the child of Jórgen JENSEN and Anna UNKNOWN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Edward Adolf married Mary Elzina ORELL abt. 1900 in Marinette, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Elzina ORELL was born 17 October 1876 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village). Mary Elzina died 6 November 1950 in Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Mary Elzina was the child of Maxime ORELL and Elmira PASSANEAU.

Edward Adolf JENSEN died 9 April 1957 in Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
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Edward Adolf JENSEN married

Mary Elzina ORELL-- Date: abt. 1900 Place: Marinette, Wisconsin, USA

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Mary Elzina ORELL was the child of Maxime ORELL and Elmira PASSANEAU

Name: Elzina Orell
Gender: Female
Spouse: Edward A Jensen
Child: Glenne Catherine Jensen
Film: 351
Film Title: 82 Wayne 393900-397199
Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: Edward Adolf Jensen
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Feb 1900
Event Place: , Marinette, Wisconsin, United States
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Birthplace: Menominee, Mich.
Father's Name: Georges Jensen
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Mother's Name: Catherine Peterson
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Spouse's Name: Elzina Mary Orell
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Spouse's Birthplace: Haverhill, Mass.
Spouse's Father's Name: Maxime Orell
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Elmire
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Reference ID: 1292023 file 02038
GS Film Number: 1292023
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Digital Folder Number: 007615080
Image Number: 00089

"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 10 June 2016), Edward Adolf Jensen and Elzina Mary Orell, 12 Feb 1900; citing , Marinette, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,292,023.

Children of Edward Adolf JENSEN and Mary Elzina ORELL:

Viola Marie JENSEN (b.11 December 1900, , Wisconsin, USA d. 24 May 1950, Wayne County, Michigan, USA)
m. Victor Walter TEMEROWSKI 30 May 1921

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1876 Birth
12 February 1876
Michigan, USA

Baptism
Name: Edvard Adolf Jensen
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1876
Baptism Date: 28 Mar 1876
Baptism Place: Marinette, Wisconsin
Father: Jórgen Jensen
Mother: Anna Jensen
Church Name: Our Savior
Church Location: Marinette, Wisconsin

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1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Marinette, Wisconsin
Name Edward Jensen
Age 24
Birth Date Feb 1876
Birthplace Michigan
Home in 1900 Marinette Ward 3, Marinette, Wisconsin
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Elzina Jensen
Marriage Year 1900
Years Married 0
Father's Birthplace Denmark
Mother's Birthplace Denmark
Household Members
Name Age
Edward Jensen 24
Elzina Jensen 23
Joe Pellant 23
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1900 Birth of Child
Viola Marie JENSEN was born 11 December 1900, , Wisconsin, USA

Edward Adolf was 24 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the 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 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)