Agnes Janet MACVARISH

Born

June 19 1921 , New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

May 22 1962 , New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Age: 40
Cause of Death: Child Birth

Agnes Janet married Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph LEBLANC . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph LEBLANC was born March 23, 1925 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada . Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph died February 19 2000 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada . Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph was the child of Gustave Gordon LEBLANC and Blanche MACGILLIVARY .

Parents & Family of Agnes Janet MACVARISH

Parents of Agnes Janet MACVARISH

Father

John Alexander MACVARISH

Mother

Flora Anne MACDOUGALL

Grandparents of Agnes Janet MACVARISH

Paternal grandparents

Hugh MACVARISH Jessie GILLIS

Maternal grandparents

James MCDOUGALL Elizabeth "Betsy" MCKINNON

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Mother

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Agnes Janet MACVARISH

Agnes Janet MACVARISH married

Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph LEBLANC
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Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph LEBLANC was the child of Gustave Gordon LEBLANC and Blanche MACGILLIVARY

Children of Alfred (Baptised Albert) Joseph LEBLANC and Agnes Janet MACVARISH

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Birth — 1921
June 19 1921
New Waterford, Nova Scotia, 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