Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

Born

November 1858 , Kemptville, Canada West

Died

1 September 1950 , Buffalo, New York, USA

Age: 92

Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne married Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) 24 November 1879 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) was born 28 May 1858 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East . Pierre died 11 January 1929 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Pierre was the child of Pierre OUELLET and Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS .

Parents & Family of Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

Parents of Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

Father

Daniel B GRANT

Mother

Isabella CUTHBERT

Grandparents of Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

Archibald CUTHBERT Catherine MCMILLAN

Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1858.

Immigration to the United States: A Genealogist’s Perspective

Katherine Willard wife of Peter Willard

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT married

Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD)
Marriage date: 24 November 1879
Marriage place: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) was the child of Pierre OUELLET and Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS

Children of Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) and Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD)

Born: 02/13/1884, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died: 9 November 1953, Buffalo, New York, USA

Married: Anna Catherine WALTERICH 1907

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Birth — 1858
November 1858
Kemptville, Canada West

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 Marriage / Partner
Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT and Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) 24 November 1879, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD) was born 02/13/1884, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne was 25 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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)

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)

1929 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD) died 11 January 1929, Buffalo, New York, USA

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)

Death — 1950
1 September 1950
Buffalo, New York, USA
She died at the age of 91.