Bertha Marie FINNEGAN

(b. 9/28/1935 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 November 2014 , Victoria, British Columbia, Canada )

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Bertha Marie FINNEGAN was born 9/28/1935 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Bertha Marie FINNEGAN was the child of Lionel FINNEGAN and Marie Regina DOIRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph Philippe FINNEGAN (FINNIGAN) and Helen DOUCET (maternal) Charles Joseph DOIRON and Florence GIONET

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Bertha Marie married J. Narcisse Edgar FRIGAULT . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
J. Narcisse Edgar FRIGAULT was born 10/17/1927 in St.-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. J. Narcisse Edgar was the child of Joseph Ernest FRIGAULT and Olive LEBLANC.

Bertha Marie FINNEGAN died 6 November 2014 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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J. Narcisse Edgar FRIGAULT was the child of Joseph Ernest FRIGAULT and Olive LEBLANC

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1935 Birth
9/28/1935
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, 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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)