flag female ancestor  Doris Lillian  BENNETT

  (b. February 11, 1915 England   d. May 15, 2000 Buckingham, Québec, Canada )  
Age: 85
Cause of Death: Heart failure

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Doris Lillian BENNETT was born February 11, 1915 in England

Doris Lillian BENNETT was the child of Reginald Fredrick BENNETT   and   Blanche Julia Melina AXFORD

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Doris Lillian  married  Howard John (Born Beverly John) DUFFEY .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Howard John (Born Beverly John) DUFFEY  was born June 10, 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Howard John (Born Beverly John) died September 13, 1985 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.  Howard John (Born Beverly John) was the child of William Arthur DUFFY and Elmyre Or Elmire Harriot PAQUETTE.

Doris Lillian BENNETT died May 15, 2000 in Buckingham, Québec, Canada .





Doris was born in her parents home during a blitz in Plymouth, England. She traveled with her mother and sibling to Canada in 1918. Her father had arrived earlier with the Govenor General.
Doris suffered from Rhuematic Fever as a child, but grew into a talented young woman. She played piano, snow skied, and was an avid swimmer, skier and belonged to the New Edinburgh Canoe Club She took part in many competitions and won significant awards. She was a stroke in the War Canoe for a time. *The Ottawa New Edinburgh Club (ONEC) is one of the oldest boating clubs in Canada (est. 1883).
Howard John (Beverly) Duffey, aged 24, married Doris Lillian Bennett, aged 24, in September 7, 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

She died at Buckingham Hospital, Buckingham, Quebec. Ashes were retained by her daughter.


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Doris Lillian BENNETT was a Housewife, mother, business owner.

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Howard John (Born Beverly John) DUFFEY was the child of William Arthur DUFFY and Elmyre Or Elmire Harriot PAQUETTE




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birth1915 Birth
February 11, 1915
England
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1985 Death of Spouse/Partner
Howard John (Born Beverly John) DUFFEY died September 13, 1985, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death2000 Death
May 15, 2000
Buckingham, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 85.
Added: 9/5/2012 11:51:12 AM - Updated: 5/26/2024 5:28:58 PM

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