Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT

(b. January 11, 1872 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada d. July 24, 1951 , Argyle, Marshall, Minnesota, USA )
Age: 69

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Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT was born January 11, 1872 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT was the child of Télesphore PARENT and Marie-Vinginie OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois-Marie PARENT and Marie-Charlotte MICHAUD (maternal) Francois-Thomas OUELLET and Madeleine CHARTIER

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Francois Xavier Alex Calek married Amanda SOURDIFF . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amanda SOURDIFF was born March 9, 1880 in Argyle, Swift, Minnesota, USA. Amanda died April 2, 1950 in Argyle, Swift, Minnesota, USA. Amanda was the child of Louis SOURDIFF and Denyse FORGET.

Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT died July 24, 1951 in Argyle, Marshall, Minnesota, USA.
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Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT married

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Amanda SOURDIFF was the child of Louis SOURDIFF and Denyse FORGET

Children of Francois Xavier Alex Calek PARENT and Amanda SOURDIFF:

Lela PARENT (b.March 27, 1902, Argyle, Swift, Minnesota, USA d. November 26, 1960, Appleton, Minnesota, USA)
m. Felix Edward KAHN 2 January 1925

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1872 Birth
January 11, 1872
Kamouraska, 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)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
Lela PARENT was born March 27, 1902, Argyle, Swift, Minnesota, USA

Francois Xavier Alex Calek was 30 years old.

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)