Pierre Beson LAPLANTE

(b. 22 September 1871 , Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 29 October 1955 , Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA )

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Pierre Beson LAPLANTE was born 22 September 1871 in Sorel, Québec, Canada

Pierre Beson LAPLANTE was the child of ? and ?

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

Pierre Beson married Marie-Anne LUSSIER 2 May 1892 in Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne LUSSIER was born 10 August 1870 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Denis LUSSIER and Marie-Sophie RICHARD.

Pierre Beson LAPLANTE died 29 October 1955 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Pierre Beson LAPLANTE

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Pierre Beson LAPLANTE married

Marie-Anne LUSSIER-- Date: 2 May 1892 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LUSSIER was the child of Joseph-Denis LUSSIER and Marie-Sophie RICHARD

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Children of Pierre Beson LAPLANTE and Marie-Anne LUSSIER:

Rose LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1893, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1968, , Massachusetts, USA)

Arthur LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1899, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Eva Antonia LAPLANTE (b.9 January 1899, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1994, Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Alice LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1901, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jeanette LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1902, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1978, Charny, Lévis, Québec, Canada)

Henry LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1904, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1966, )

Lucien Armand Joseph LAPLANTE (b.17 July 1905, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 16 November 1994, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA)

Simone LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1907, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 February 1996, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA)

Roland LAPLANTE (b.abt. 1909, , Québec Province, Canada d. July 1984, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA)

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1871 Birth
22 September 1871
Sorel, Québec, Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Pierre Beson LAPLANTE and Marie-Anne LUSSIER 2 May 1892, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Birth of Child
Eva Antonia LAPLANTE was born 9 January 1899, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre Beson was 27 years old.

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)

1905 Birth of Child
Lucien Armand Joseph LAPLANTE was born 17 July 1905, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre Beson was 33 years old.

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)

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)