Desire Joseph DUBOIS

(b. September 1891 , Québec Province, Canada d. May 1966 , Tilton, New Hampshire, USA )

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Desire Joseph DUBOIS was born September 1891 in Québec Province, Canada

Desire Joseph DUBOIS was the child of ? and ?

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Desire Joseph married Marie Exilda Fedora ARGUIN abt. 1910 in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Exilda Fedora ARGUIN was born 8 July 1886 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska). Marie Exilda Fedora died May 1968 in Tilton, New Hampshire, USA (Sanbornton Bridge).

Desire Joseph DUBOIS died May 1966 in Tilton, New Hampshire, USA .
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Desire Joseph DUBOIS married

Marie Exilda Fedora ARGUIN-- Date: abt. 1910 Place: Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada

Children of Desire Joseph DUBOIS and Marie Exilda Fedora ARGUIN:

Roland Arthur DUBOIS (b.5 March 1914, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1985, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Yvonne Rose DION (DIONNE) 20 August 1934 in Tilton, New Hampshire, USA (Sanbornton Bridge)

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1891 Birth
September 1891
Québec Province, Canada

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)

1914 Birth of Child
Roland Arthur DUBOIS was born 5 March 1914, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse-de-Thetford) (Kingsville)

Desire Joseph was 22 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Roland Arthur DUBOIS married 20 August 1934, Tilton, New Hampshire, USA (Sanbornton Bridge) to Yvonne Rose DION (DIONNE)

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)