Irene Donalda DESROSIERS

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1 April 1905 , Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Died

14 February 1955 , Nipigon, Ontario, Canada

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Andre DESROSIERS Donalda Marie TRAHAN

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Born: 1 April 1905 in Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Father: Andre DESROSIERS

Mother: Donalda Marie TRAHAN

Paternal grandparents: Andre MOREAU dit DESROSIERS , Victoire-Marie PAUL HUS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph TRAHAN , Hermine MARTIN

Irene Donalda DESROSIERS died 14 February 1955 in Nipigon, Ontario, Canada.
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1905 Birth
Name: Maria Ia Desrosiers
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Apr 1905
Event Place: Head Maria Clara, Nippissing East, Ontario, Canada
Registration Year: 1905
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Andrew Desrosiers
Mother's Name: Donalda Frahan
Reference ID: 029714
GS Film Number: 2257202
Digital Folder Number: 4529912
Image Number: 00339
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05675-7

'Ontario Births, 1869-1912', index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ QV94-GBSX : accessed 1 March 2015), Andrew Desrosiers in entry for Maria Ia Desrosiers, 1905.
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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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of 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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1924
Name: Alexander Pigeau
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Dec 1924
Event Place: Chiswick, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Age: 30
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Father's Name: Joseph Pigeau
Mother's Name: Celine Mousseau
Spouse's Name: Irene Desrosiers
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Spouse's Father's Name: Andre Desrosiers
Spouse's Mother's Name: Donalda Trahan
Registration Number: 015031
GS Film number: 1838210
Digital Folder Number: 004529094
Image Number: 01474

'Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FMFN-Y9Z : accessed 26 Apr 2013), Donalda Trahan in entry for Alexander Pigeau and Irene Desrosiers, 1924.

Children:

EDSEL JOSEPH GILBERT PIGEAU, b. December 20, 1925, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
DONALD PIGEAU, b. December 25, 1928, Rockwood, Ontario, Canada; d. 1981
NORMAN PIGEAU, b. September 27, 1930, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LORRAINE PIGEAU, b. December 25, 1932, Toronto,...Read full story

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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