Alfred George John FRANKS

Born

April 17, 1907 , England

Died

March 30, 1969 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

Age: 61
Cause of Death: Kidney failure

Alfred George John married Pearl-Jessie STORMONT 21 November 1942 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pearl-Jessie STORMONT was born 3 May 1917 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada . Pearl-Jessie died 4 March 2017 in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada. Pearl-Jessie was the child of James Donald STORMONT and Mary Susanna "Grace" HENRY .

Parents & Family of Alfred George John FRANKS

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Alfred George John was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1969.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Born in Woolwich, Kent, England

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Forman's Clerk

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alfred George John FRANKS

Alfred George John FRANKS married

Pearl-Jessie STORMONT
Marriage date: 21 November 1942
Marriage place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Pearl-Jessie STORMONT was the child of James Donald STORMONT and Mary Susanna "Grace" HENRY

Children of Alfred George John FRANKS and Pearl-Jessie STORMONT

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Birth — 1907
April 17, 1907
England

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)

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)

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

1942 Marriage / Partner
Alfred George John FRANKS and Pearl-Jessie STORMONT 21 November 1942, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 35 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)

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