Gabrielle
DEGRANDPRE
(b.
June 4, 1910
,
Drummondville, Québec, Canada
d.
3 April 2001
,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Gabrielle DEGRANDPRE was born June 4, 1910 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada
Gabrielle DEGRANDPRE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabrielle married Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE abt. 1934 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE was born 23 February 1911 in Greenfield, New Hampshire, USA. Wilfred Joseph was the child of Louis LAPORT and Louise PORTIAS.
Gabrielle DEGRANDPRE died 3 April 2001 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.
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Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE-- Date: abt. 1934 Place:
Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE was the child of Louis LAPORT and Louise PORTIAS
Children of Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE and Gabrielle DEGRANDPRE:
Claire LAPORTE (b.July 15, 1936, , Rhode Island, USA d. 12 February 2012, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)
Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE-- Date: abt. 1934 Place: Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE was the child of Louis LAPORT and Louise PORTIAS
Children of Wilfred Joseph LAPORTE and Gabrielle DEGRANDPRE:
Claire LAPORTE (b.July 15, 1936, , Rhode Island, USA d. 12 February 2012, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)
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1910 Birth June 4, 1910
Drummondville, Québec, Canada
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1936 Birth of ChildClaire LAPORTE was born July 15, 1936, , Rhode Island, USA
Gabrielle was 26 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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. 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.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2001 Death 3 April 2001
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
She died at the age of 90.
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Added: 8/2/2023 4:11:05 PM
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