Charles-Orphire VEZINA

(b. 14 June 1872 , Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada d. 1 January 1948 , Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada )

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Charles-Orphire VEZINA was born 14 June 1872 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada

Charles-Orphire VEZINA was the child of Wilfred-Jeremie VEZINA and Aurelie LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier VEZINA and Sophie LEMIEUX (maternal) Pierre LAVOIE and Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA

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

Charles-Orphire married Gratia METIVIER 21 June 1897 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gratia METIVIER was born 7 May 1872 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Gratia died 11 February 1948 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Gratia was the child of Olivier METIVIER and Marie BELANGER.

Charles-Orphire VEZINA died 1 January 1948 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada .

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Charles-Orphire VEZINA married

Gratia METIVIER-- Date: 21 June 1897 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada
Gratia METIVIER was the child of Olivier METIVIER and Marie BELANGER

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Children of Charles-Orphire VEZINA and Gratia METIVIER:

Joseph Eugene Alberique VEZINA (b.19 March 1900, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada d. 23 July 1976, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Bertha Clara PELLETIER 22 February 1922 in Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA (Harrisville) (Pascoag) (Mapleville) (Oakland)

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1872 Birth
14 June 1872
Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of 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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1897 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Orphire VEZINA and Gratia METIVIER 21 June 1897, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 25 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Joseph Eugene Alberique VEZINA was born 19 March 1900, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charles-Orphire 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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1922 Marriage of Child
Joseph Eugene Alberique VEZINA married 22 February 1922, Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA (Harrisville) (Pascoag) (Mapleville) (Oakland) to Bertha Clara PELLETIER

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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.