Marie Alma Emilie LAVALLEE

(b. 28 April 1874 , Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada d. 23 August 1949 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Marie Alma Emilie LAVALLEE was born 28 April 1874 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie Alma Emilie LAVALLEE was the child of Joseph LAVALLEE and Alma PICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAVALLEE and Genevieve BIBEAU (maternal) George PICHE and Christine-Olive FAUTEUX

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

Marie Alma Emilie married Joseph BARRETTE abt. 1893 in Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BARRETTE was born 5 September 1868 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 22 March 1934 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. Joseph was the child of Pierre-Damien BARRETTE and Rosalie BERARD.

Marie Alma Emilie LAVALLEE died 23 August 1949 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.
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Marie Alma Emilie LAVALLEE married

Joseph BARRETTE-- Date: abt. 1893 Place: , Massachusetts, USA
Joseph BARRETTE was the child of Pierre-Damien BARRETTE and Rosalie BERARD

Children of Joseph BARRETTE and Marie Alma Emilie LAVALLEE:

Dora Alma BARRETTE (b.21 June 1894, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 July 1983, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Dosithe Alfred FONTAINE 3 December 1917 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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1874 Birth
28 April 1874
Saint-Cuthbert, 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

1894 Birth of Child
Dora Alma BARRETTE was born 21 June 1894, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Alma Emilie was 20 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)

1917 Marriage of Child
Dora Alma BARRETTE married 3 December 1917, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA to Dosithe Alfred FONTAINE

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)

1934 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BARRETTE died 22 March 1934, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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)