Marie Exilda VEGIARD

(b. 11 June 1870 , Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada d. 24 August 1953 , Windham, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 83

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Marie Exilda VEGIARD was born 11 June 1870 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada

Marie Exilda VEGIARD was the child of Emery VEGIARD and Marie WOOD/HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD and Josette (Josephte) BERTRAND (maternal) Francois HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Celeste BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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

Marie Exilda married Joseph RIQUIER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph RIQUIER was born 1 October 1870 in Canada. Joseph died 24 March 1954 in Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic). Joseph was the child of Noe "Louis" RIQUIER and Sophie-Saphronie DESROSIERS.

Marie Exilda VEGIARD died 24 August 1953 in Windham, Connecticut, USA .
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Marie Exilda VEGIARD married

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Joseph RIQUIER was the child of Noe "Louis" RIQUIER and Sophie-Saphronie DESROSIERS

Children of Joseph RIQUIER and Marie Exilda VEGIARD:

Olida Marie RIQUIER (b.24 February 1907, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 8 April1992, Bristol, Connecticut, USA)
m. Joseph Sylva Telesphore FREGEAU

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1870 Birth
11 June 1870
Marieville, Rouville, 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 - 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)

1907 Birth of Child
Olida Marie RIQUIER was born 24 February 1907, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Marie Exilda was 36 years old.

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)