Jean-Lorraine SMITH

Born

December 8 1932 , Lemesurier, Québec, Canada

Died

September 2 2010 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Age: 77
Cause of Death: Stroke

Jean-Lorraine married Jacques CODÈRE 4 July 1958 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques CODÈRE was born 20 December 1922 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada . Jacques died 14 January 2011 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Eugène CODÈRE and Berthe BUTEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Lorraine SMITH

Parents of Jean-Lorraine SMITH

Father

Donald-Fortier SMITH

Mother

Pauline Eunice FRASER

Grandparents of Jean-Lorraine SMITH

Paternal grandparents

William Thompson SMITH Edith Edwina WARCUP

Maternal grandparents

Charles Alexander FRASER Bertha May MCKEE

photo/ portrait (above) from ancestry.com

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: High school French teacher, Adult education with Click, English as a second language.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Lorraine SMITH

Jean-Lorraine SMITH married

Jacques CODÈRE
Marriage date: 4 July 1958
Marriage place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Jacques CODÈRE was the child of Eugène CODÈRE and Berthe BUTEAU

Children of Jacques CODÈRE and Jean-Lorraine SMITH

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Birth — 1932
December 8 1932
Lemesurier, Québec, Canada

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

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

1958 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Lorraine SMITH and Jacques CODÈRE 4 July 1958, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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)