Marie Emma BOURGAULT

(b. 11 December 1891 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1964 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 72

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Marie Emma BOURGAULT was born 11 December 1891 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie Emma BOURGAULT was the child of ? and ?

Marie Emma was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1900.

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

Marie Emma married George GODIN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George GODIN was born 2 January 1892 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). George died August 1964 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. George was the child of Ludger GODIN and Armene BLANCHARD.

Marie Emma BOURGAULT died 2 August 1964 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.

daughter of Francois Bourgault and Josephine Dube

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Marie Emma BOURGAULT married

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George GODIN was the child of Ludger GODIN and Armene BLANCHARD

Children of George GODIN and Marie Emma BOURGAULT:

Raymond Leon GODIN (b.4 September 1920, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 April 1997, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Simone Marie BOUDREAU

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1891 Birth
11 December 1891
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

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)

1920 Birth of Child
Raymond Leon GODIN was born 4 September 1920, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Emma was 28 years old.

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)