Israel OUELLETTE

(b. 11 October 1872 , Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Québec, Canada d. 6 February 1950 , Methuen, Massachusetts, USA )

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Israel OUELLETTE was born 11 October 1872 in Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Québec, Canada

Israel OUELLETTE was the child of Israel OUELLETTE and Rose COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Narcisse OUELLETTE and Mathilde CONSIGNY

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

Israel married Esther ROY 28 June 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther ROY was born abt. 1869 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Esther died 23 December 1939 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA.

Israel OUELLETTE died 6 February 1950 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA.

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Israel OUELLETTE married

Esther ROY-- Date: 28 June 1892 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Israel OUELLETTE and Esther ROY:

Rose OUELLETTE (b.31 January 1900, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 March 1983, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Leonce Joseph BARIL 1918

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1872 Birth
11 October 1872
Saint-Octave-de-Métis, 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
Israel OUELLETTE and Esther ROY 28 June 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

He was 19 years old.

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

1900 Birth of Child
Rose OUELLETTE was born 31 January 1900, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Israel 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)

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.

1939 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther ROY died 23 December 1939, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1950 Death
6 February 1950
Methuen, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 77.

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