Ferdinand LEGER

(b. 28 December 1870 , Cap Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada d. 13 April 1939 , Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Ferdinand LEGER was born 28 December 1870 in Cap Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Ferdinand LEGER was the child of David LEGER and Justine VIENNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul LEGER and Elizabeth Isabelle BOURQ (maternal) David M VIENNEAU and Madeleine Francoise SAULNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Ferdinand married Suzanne GENEAU 28 October 1901 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne GENEAU was born 30 March 1880 in Richardville, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Suzanne died 10 September 1974 in New Brunswick, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Arcade GENEAU and Judith HART.

Ferdinand LEGER died 13 April 1939 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Ferdinand LEGER married

Suzanne GENEAU-- Date: 28 October 1901 Place: Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada
Suzanne GENEAU was the child of Arcade GENEAU and Judith HART

Children of Ferdinand LEGER and Suzanne GENEAU:

Mary Helen LEGER (b.January 30, 1914, Saint Paul, New Brunswick, Canada d. abt. 2010, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Joseph Anthony Emmanuel BERNIER

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1870 Birth
28 December 1870
Cap Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of 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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Marriage / Partner
Ferdinand LEGER and Suzanne GENEAU 28 October 1901, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

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)

1914 Birth of Child
Mary Helen LEGER was born January 30, 1914, Saint Paul, New Brunswick, Canada (Saint-Paul-de-Kent)

Ferdinand was 43 years old.

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))

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)