John Leon Paul Alexandre TRAHAN

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10 June 1910 , Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Died

22 August 1981 ,

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Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN Adeline MARTIN

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Born: 10 June 1910 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Father: Joseph Adolphe TRAHAN

Mother: Adeline MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN , Philomene MARTIN

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John Leon Paul Alexandre married Marie Victoria RIVET 24 May 1940 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada . Marie Victoria RIVET was born abt. 1917 Marie Victoria died abt. 2007 Marie Victoria was the child of Napoleon RIVET and Mary Ann TURNER.

John Leon Paul Alexandre TRAHAN died 22 August 1981
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John Leon Paul Alexandre TRAHAN married

Marie Victoria RIVET
Marriage date: 24 May 1940
Marriage place: Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Marie Victoria RIVET was the child of Napoleon RIVET and Mary Ann TURNER

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Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.

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1910

Name: John Leon Paul Trahan
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 10 Jun 1910
Event Place: Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Father's Name: J Adolph Trahan
Mother's Name: Adeline Martin
Registration Year: 1910
Registration Number: 010119
GS Film Number: 2413410
Digital Folder Number: 004530027
Image Number: 00515

'Ontario Births, 1869-1912,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FMHZ-JGS : accessed 26 Apr 2013), J Adolph Trahan in entry for John Leon Paul Trahan, 1910.

Baptised June 12, 1910, Ste Famille, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 Algoma Blind RiverSte Famille
familysearch.org

Note on Baptism says he married 24 May 1940 to Marie Victoria Rivet in Sturgeon Falls, Sudbury

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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

Birth — 1910
10 June 1910
Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

1911 Blind River, Algoma East, Ontario, Canada

Trahan Adolph M Head M Jun 1874 36

Trahan Adeline F Wife M Mar 1875 36

Trahan Ida F Child S Oct 1893 17

Trahan Annet F Child S Jan 1898 12

Trahan Lorenzo M Son S Sep 1902 9

Trahan Roger M Son S Oct 1907 3

Trahan Leon M Son S Jun 1910 11/ 12

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1911 Census of Canada
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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 Marriage / Partner
John Leon Paul Alexandre TRAHAN and Marie Victoria RIVET 24 May 1940, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada

He was 29 years old.

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)

1950 Sudbury, Ontario

Living in Sudbury at the time of his father's death 19 Oct 1950. See father's obituary.

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

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

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