Joseph Marcel Jean Paul (Marcel) CAYA

(b. 21 June 1918 , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 24 March 1960 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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Joseph Marcel Jean Paul (Marcel) CAYA was born 21 June 1918 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph Marcel Jean Paul (Marcel) CAYA was the child of Albert CAYA and Alexina BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaie-Jean CAYA and Julia MAINVILLE (maternal) Hilaire BOURDON and Hermenegilde BRIAULT

Joseph Marcel Jean Paul (Marcel) CAYA died 24 March 1960 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .

Baptised at St-Jean_Berchmans, Montreal

Date d'inhumation - Interment date : 1960-03-24

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1918 Birth
21 June 1918
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

1921 - Montreal
Name: Marcel Caya
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Célibataire (Single)
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birth Place: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Fils (Son)
Father's name: Albert Caya
Father Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's name: Alexina Caya
Mother Birth Place: Quebec
Racial or Tribal Origin: Francaise (French)
Province or Territory: Quebec
District: Montreal (St Denis)
District Number: 198
Sub-District: Delormier Ward, Montreal (City)
Sub-District Number: 56
City, Town or Village: Montreal
Street or Township: 1097 Blvd Rosemont
Municipality: Delorimier
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Caya 38
Alexina Caya 37
Yvonne Caya 18
Juliette Caya 17
Armand Caya 14
Jeanne Caya 13
Fernande Caya 11
Rolland Caya 8
Roger Caya 6
Marcel Caya 3

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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

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