Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES

(b. May 1, 1885 , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. August 21, 1953 , Davenport, Iowa, USA )
Age: 68
Cause of Death: Liver Disease

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Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES was born May 1, 1885 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES was the child of Ovide Ildege DE SERRES and Dina LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESERRES and Hedwidge RATELLE (maternal) Stanislas LAPORTE and Sophie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

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

Joseph Gaspard married Antonia ROYAL 19 September 1914 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antonia ROYAL was born abt. 1892 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antonia died abt. 1941 in Illinois, USA. Antonia was the child of Wilfred ROYAL and Melina LEMAY dite DELORME.

Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES died August 21, 1953 in Davenport, Iowa, USA.
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Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES was a Machinist.

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Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES married

Antonia ROYAL-- Date: 19 September 1914 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada
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Antonia ROYAL was the child of Wilfred ROYAL and Melina LEMAY dite DELORME

Children of Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES and Antonia ROYAL:

Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT (b.September 16, 1915, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. December 14, 2001, Davenport, Iowa, USA)
m. Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR 14 March 1942 in Davenport, Iowa, USA

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1885 Birth
May 1, 1885
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

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

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)

1914 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES and Antonia ROYAL 19 September 1914, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 29 years old.

1915 Birth of Child
Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT was born September 16, 1915, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph Gaspard was 30 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

1942 Marriage of Child
Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT married 14 March 1942, Davenport, Iowa, USA to Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR

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)