Anna Mary WILLETT

(b. 22 April 1915 , d. 25 December 1988 , Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Anna Mary WILLETT was born 22 April 1915

Anna Mary WILLETT was the child of Ernest C WILLETT and Ectorine BOISVERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Peter WILLETT and Mary PARADIS (maternal) Olssine BOISVERT and Caroline BELLEMORE

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Anna Mary married Aldey Conrad DOREY abt. 1932 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aldey Conrad DOREY was born 15 May 1910 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Aldey Conrad died 9 September 1999 in Tampa, Florida, USA. Aldey Conrad was the child of Theodore (Theophile) Henry DOREY (DORY) and Roseanne GREGOIRE.

Anna Mary WILLETT died 25 December 1988 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Anna Mary WILLETT married

Aldey Conrad DOREY-- Date: abt. 1932 Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Aldey Conrad DOREY was the child of Theodore (Theophile) Henry DOREY (DORY) and Roseanne GREGOIRE

Name: Aldey Conrad Dorey
Marriage Year: 1932
Marriage Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 29
Page Number: 542
Index Volume Number: 108
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.108

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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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

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)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

Death
Name: Anna M Dorey
Certificate: 055956
Death Place: Greenfield
Death Date: 25 Dec 1988
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1915

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
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