Albert GRONDIN

(b. August 1 1889 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada d. April 18 1971 , Canaan, Vermont, USA )
Age: 82

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Albert GRONDIN was born August 1 1889 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Albert GRONDIN was the child of François-Xavier GRONDIN and Marie-Louise TARDIF and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Xavier GRONDIN and Clotilde-Claudine POULIN (maternal) Pierre-Theodule TARDIF and Marie-Louise BEGIN

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Albert married Alberta DODIER 21 October 1913 in St-Adolphe-de-Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alberta DODIER was born February 6 1894 in Marbleton, Le Haut-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada. Alberta died March 8 1974 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond). Alberta was the child of Joseph Ephrem DODIER and Marie DOYON.

Albert GRONDIN died April 18 1971 in Canaan, Vermont, USA .

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Albert GRONDIN married

Alberta DODIER-- Date: 21 October 1913 Place: St-Adolphe-de-Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
Alberta DODIER was the child of Joseph Ephrem DODIER and Marie DOYON

Children of Albert GRONDIN and Alberta DODIER:

Claude GRONDIN (b.October 27 1927, Coaticook, Québec, Canada d. August 31 1983, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Helen CARBONNEAU

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1889 Birth
August 1 1889
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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)

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)

1913 Marriage / Partner
Albert GRONDIN and Alberta DODIER 21 October 1913, St-Adolphe-de-Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada

He was 24 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)

1927 Birth of Child
Claude GRONDIN was born October 27 1927, Coaticook, Québec, Canada

Albert was 38 years old.

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)

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