François Xavier Octave FORGET

(b. 28 March 1870 , Bonaventure, Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1954 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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François Xavier Octave FORGET was born 28 March 1870 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada

François Xavier Octave FORGET was the child of Magloire FORGET and Adelphine (Delphine) THEROUX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph THEROUX and Marie DESMARAIS

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François Xavier Octave married Rosanna Marie VANASSE abt. 1889 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosanna Marie VANASSE was born 15 March 1871 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure). Rosanna Marie died 26 November 1960 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Rosanna Marie was the child of Daniel VANASSE and Elise LEVASSEUR dite BELISLE.

François Xavier Octave FORGET died 9 March 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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François Xavier Octave FORGET married

Rosanna Marie VANASSE-- Date: abt. 1889 Place: Bonaventure, Québec, Canada
Rosanna Marie VANASSE was the child of Daniel VANASSE and Elise LEVASSEUR dite BELISLE

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Children of François Xavier Octave FORGET and Rosanna Marie VANASSE:

Ida FORGET (b.17 April 1891, , Massachusetts, USA d. 29 October 1987, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. William Joseph BARRETTE 1927

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1870 Birth
28 March 1870
Bonaventure, 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

1891 Birth of Child
Ida FORGET was born 17 April 1891, , Massachusetts, USA

François Xavier Octave was 21 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)

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.

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)