Alberic DESROCHERS

Born

September 5, 1910 , St. Fortunat, Les Appalaches Quebec, Canada

Died

March 7, 1965 , Sanford, Maine, USA

Age: 54
Cause of Death: Embolism

Alberic married Rachel LAVIGNE . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Rachel LAVIGNE was born October 5, 1913 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada . Rachel died August 10, 2005 in Sanford, Maine, USA . Rachel was the child of Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE and Marie Leda Eudoxie SAVOIE .

Parents & Family of Alberic DESROCHERS

Parents of Alberic DESROCHERS

Father

Alfred DESROCHERS

Mother

Marie SIMONEAU

Grandparents of Alberic DESROCHERS

Paternal grandparents

Eleusippe DESROCHERS Lucille "Lucie" LECLERC

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Grégoire SIMONEAU Cédulie ROY

Alberic was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1920.

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Mechanic

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alberic DESROCHERS

Alberic DESROCHERS married

Rachel LAVIGNE
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Rachel LAVIGNE was the child of Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE and Marie Leda Eudoxie SAVOIE

Children of Alberic DESROCHERS and Rachel LAVIGNE

Living

Born: , Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)
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Living

Born: , Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)
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Living

Born: , Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)
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Madeline DESROCHERS

Born: abt. 1937, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1937, Sanford, Maine, USA

Living

Born: , Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)
Died: ,

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Birth — 1910
September 5, 1910
St. Fortunat, Les Appalaches Quebec, Canada

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

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)