Yves GADBOIS

Born

19 July 1916 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Died

14 September 1992 , Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Age: 76

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Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS Hermine-Anita GRANDBOIS

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Born: 19 July 1916 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Father: Frédéric Alfred GADBOIS

Mother: Hermine-Anita GRANDBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Alfred VANDANDAIGUE (GADBOIS) , Marie-Josèphte CYR

Maternal grandparents: Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS , Alma PELLETIER

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Yves married Thérèse LECLAIR 15 August 1942 . Thérèse LECLAIR was born 26 August 1919 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Thérèse died 4 January 2013 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

Yves GADBOIS died 14 September 1992 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada .
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Yves GADBOIS married

Thérèse LECLAIR
Marriage date: 15 August 1942
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Yves married Thérèse Leclair on August 15 1942. She was born on August 26 1919. Their son, Jean-François was born on August 27 1949. They had four other children. Jacques, Andrée, Yves, Pierre.

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Birth — 1916
19 July 1916
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Name: Yves Gadbois
Gender: Male
Marital status: Célibataire (Single)
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birth Place: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Fils (Son)
Father's name: Alfred Gadbois
Father Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's name: Anita Gadbois
Mother Birth Place: Quebec
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Province or Territory: Quebec
District: Sherbrooke
District Number: 205
Sub-District: Sherbrooke (City)
Sub-District Number: 9A
City, Town or Village: Sherbrooke
Street or Township: 96 King
Municipality: Quartier Sud
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Gadbois 46
Anita Gadbois 40
Gilles Gadbois 17
Yves Gadbois 4
Eliane Gadbois 15
Thérèse Gadbois 15
Irène Roy 19
1921 Census of Canada
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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

1942 Marriage / Partner
Yves GADBOIS and Thérèse LECLAIR 15 August 1942,

He was 26 years old.

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)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)