François Xavier LABONTE

(b. 29 September 1869 , Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada d. 21 February 1952 , Auburn, Maine, USA )

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François Xavier LABONTE was born 29 September 1869 in Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada

François Xavier LABONTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABONTE and Marie COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LABONTE and Marie-Josephte GIGUERE (maternal) François-Xavier COUTURE and Marie CARRIER

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

François Xavier married Fremina Marie ROY 18 August 1895 in St-Herménégilde, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Fremina Marie ROY was born 22 May 1877 in Saint-Herménégilde, Stanstead, Québec, Canada. Fremina Marie died 1 February 1950 in Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville). Fremina Marie was the child of Louis ROY and Hermine LIZOTTE.

François Xavier LABONTE died 21 February 1952 in Auburn, Maine, USA .

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François Xavier LABONTE married

Fremina Marie ROY-- Date: 18 August 1895 Place: St-Herménégilde, Québec, Canada

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Fremina Marie ROY was the child of Louis ROY and Hermine LIZOTTE

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Children of François Xavier LABONTE and Fremina Marie ROY:

Alfred LABONTE (b.17 January 1903, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 March 1974, Auburn, Maine, USA )
m. Marie Victoria "Florida" COUTURE 8 April 1923 in , Maine, USA

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1869 Birth
29 September 1869
Saint-Isidore, 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

1895 Marriage / Partner
François Xavier LABONTE and Fremina Marie ROY 18 August 1895, St-Herménégilde, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Alfred LABONTE was born 17 January 1903, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François Xavier 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))

1923 Marriage of Child
Alfred LABONTE married 8 April 1923, , Maine, USA to Marie Victoria "Florida" COUTURE

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)