Henry Charles LAFRANCE

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11 November 1870 , Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Died

4 July 1944 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Frederick J LAFRANCE Mary LAWRENCE

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Born: 11 November 1870 in Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Father: Frederick J LAFRANCE

Mother: Mary LAWRENCE

Paternal grandparents: Andre LAFRANCE , Sarah POUND

Maternal grandparents: William LAWRENCE , Mary-Ann BURKETT

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Henry Charles married Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON 19 April 1900 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON was born 16 January 1885 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford). Dinah Jane "Dee" died 18 November 1959 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. Dinah Jane "Dee" was the child of James HENDERSON and Hannah DAVIDSON.

Henry Charles LAFRANCE died 4 July 1944 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Henry Charles LAFRANCE married

Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON
Marriage date: 19 April 1900
Marriage place: Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON was the child of James HENDERSON and Hannah DAVIDSON

Children of Henry Charles LAFRANCE and Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON

Albert Lawrence LAFRANCE

Born: 4 November 1913, Newbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 27 September 1935, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Helen May BLAKESLEY

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Birth — 1870
11 November 1870
Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

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 - 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)

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)

1900 Marriage / Partner
Henry Charles LAFRANCE and Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON 19 April 1900, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

He was 29 years old.

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)

1913 Birth of Child
Albert Lawrence LAFRANCE was born 4 November 1913, Newbury, Vermont, USA (Center, West, South) (Wells River) (Boltonville) (Peach Four Corners)

Henry Charles was 43 years old.

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)