Wilfrid ST LAURENT

(b. 6 January 1881 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1956 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA )

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Wilfrid ST LAURENT was born 6 January 1881 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada

Wilfrid ST LAURENT was the child of Edmond ST LAURENT and Marie-Louise DUMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edouard ST LAURENT dit CHARBONNIER and Louise MOREAU (maternal) Louis DUMAS and Olive ROY

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

Wilfrid married Clarilda LEPAGE abt. 1902 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clarilda LEPAGE was born abt. 1883 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Clarilda died abt. 1947 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Clarilda was the child of Georges LEPAGE and Celina Mathilde DODIER.

Wilfrid ST LAURENT died abt. 1956 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

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Wilfrid ST LAURENT married

Clarilda LEPAGE-- Date: abt. 1902 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Clarilda LEPAGE was the child of Georges LEPAGE and Celina Mathilde DODIER

Children of Wilfrid ST LAURENT and Clarilda LEPAGE:

Henri Ovila ST LAURENT (b.19 June 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 December 1967, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Rosanna SURPRENANT 29 November 1928 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1881 Birth
6 January 1881
Contrecœur, Québec, Canada

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

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 Birth of Child
Henri Ovila ST LAURENT was born 19 June 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Wilfrid was 25 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)

1928 Marriage of Child
Henri Ovila ST LAURENT married 29 November 1928, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Rosanna SURPRENANT

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)