Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON

Born

16 January 1885 , Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada

Died

18 November 1959 , Falls Church, Virginia, USA

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James HENDERSON Hannah DAVIDSON

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Born: 16 January 1885 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada

Father: James HENDERSON

Mother: Hannah DAVIDSON

Paternal grandparents: George HENDERSON , Bridget GOWLING

Maternal grandparents: William Wilkinson DAVIDSON , Mary LANCASTER

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Dinah Jane "Dee" married Henry Charles LAFRANCE 19 April 1900 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henry Charles LAFRANCE was born 11 November 1870 in Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham). Henry Charles died 4 July 1944 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Henry Charles was the child of Frederick J LAFRANCE and Mary LAWRENCE.

Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON died 18 November 1959 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

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Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON married

Henry Charles LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 19 April 1900
Marriage place: Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
Henry Charles LAFRANCE was the child of Frederick J LAFRANCE and Mary LAWRENCE

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 — 1885
16 January 1885
Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada

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

She was 15 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)

Dinah Jane "Dee" was 28 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)

1935 Death of Child
Albert Lawrence LAFRANCE died 27 September 1935, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Dinah Jane "Dee" was 50 years old.

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

1944 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henry Charles LAFRANCE died 4 July 1944, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

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 — 1959
18 November 1959
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
She died at the age of 74.

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