Albert BIGRAS

(b. 12 January 1919 , St Angele, Quebec, Canada d. 11 March 1975 , St-David Noëlville Ontario, Canada )

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Albert BIGRAS was born 12 January 1919 in St Angele, Quebec, Canada

Albert BIGRAS was the child of Albert BIGRAS and Marie-Clémentine DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BIGRAS and Rose-De-Lima VANIER (maternal) Marcel DEMERS and Christiana OSBORNE

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Albert married Clara LAMOUREUX 27 July 1941 in St Charles, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clara LAMOUREUX was born 4 October 1927 in St Charles, Ontario, Canada. Clara died 22 March 2012 in North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada. Clara was the child of Julien LAMOUREUX and Malvina Alexina MARTIN.

Albert BIGRAS died 11 March 1975 in St-David Noëlville Ontario, Canada.
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Albert BIGRAS married

Clara LAMOUREUX-- Date: 27 July 1941 Place: St Charles, Ontario, Canada
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Clara LAMOUREUX was the child of Julien LAMOUREUX and Malvina Alexina MARTIN

Name: Bigras
Spouse: Lamoureux
Event: Marriage
Religion: Catholique
Marriage Location: St Charles, Ontario
Marriage Year: 1905-1966

Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

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1919 Birth
12 January 1919
St Angele, Quebec, Canada

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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 Marriage / Partner
Albert BIGRAS and Clara LAMOUREUX 27 July 1941, St Charles, Ontario, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.