Joseph GREENIER

Born

31 March 1874 , Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

4 September 1946 , Presque Isle, Maine, USA

Joseph married Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU 17 August 1891 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU was born 9 August 1874 in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada . Anastasia "Tozzie" died 15 June 1945 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GREENIER

Joseph GREENIER married

Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU
Marriage date: 17 August 1891
Marriage place: Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA

Children of Joseph GREENIER and Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU

Joseph Philix GREENIER

Born: 26 March 1902, Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA
Died: 11 June 1962, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Bessie Pearl GOLDING 26 October 1927 Place: , Maine, USA

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Birth — 1874
31 March 1874
Grand Falls, New Brunswick, 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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GREENIER and Anastasia "Tozzie" GODREAU 17 August 1891, Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA

He was 17 years old.

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)

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

1902 Birth of Child
Joseph Philix GREENIER was born 26 March 1902, Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA

Joseph was 28 years old.

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)

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)

1927 Marriage of Child
Joseph Philix GREENIER married 26 October 1927, , Maine, USA to Bessie Pearl GOLDING

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 - 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.