Ferdinand GIRARD

(b. 22 April 1874 , Victoriaville, Québec, Canada d. 4 April 1949 , Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA )

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Ferdinand GIRARD was born 22 April 1874 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada

Ferdinand GIRARD was the child of ? and ?

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

Ferdinand married Mary Louise LAREAU 16 February 1897 in North Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Louise LAREAU was born 8 August 1875 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Mary Louise died 25 April 1929 in Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA (Fisherville).

Ferdinand GIRARD died 4 April 1949 in Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA .

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Ferdinand GIRARD married

Mary Louise LAREAU-- Date: 16 February 1897 Place: North Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Children of Ferdinand GIRARD and Mary Louise LAREAU:

Eva Mary GIRARD (b.20 June 1900, Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA d. 20 May 1961, Concord, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Stanley Tower ORCUTT 16 June 1917 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)

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1874 Birth
22 April 1874
Victoriaville, 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

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

1897 Marriage / Partner
Ferdinand GIRARD and Mary Louise LAREAU 16 February 1897, North Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

He was 22 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Eva Mary GIRARD was born 20 June 1900, Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA

Ferdinand was 26 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)

1917 Marriage of Child
Eva Mary GIRARD married 16 June 1917, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge) to Stanley Tower ORCUTT

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)

1929 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Louise LAREAU died 25 April 1929, Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA (Fisherville)

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)

1949 Death
4 April 1949
Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA

He died at the age of 75.

Added: 4/18/2021 9:56:22 AM - Updated: 4/19/2021 11:09:14 AM