Alderic Joseph GIRARD

(b. 29 August 1877 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. 3 November 1949 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Alderic Joseph GIRARD was born 29 August 1877 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Alderic Joseph GIRARD was the child of Augustin GIRARD and Marie Eloise (Louise) COTE

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Alderic Joseph married Emilia Marie FREDETTE 9 November 1903 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emilia Marie FREDETTE was born 7 September 1882 in Stanhope, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada. Emilia Marie died 14 January 1969 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. Emilia Marie was the child of François-David FREDETTE and Marie Louise CHABOT.

Alderic Joseph GIRARD died 3 November 1949 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.

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Alderic Joseph GIRARD married

Emilia Marie FREDETTE-- Date: 9 November 1903 Place: Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Emilia Marie FREDETTE was the child of François-David FREDETTE and Marie Louise CHABOT

Children of Alderic Joseph GIRARD and Emilia Marie FREDETTE:

Cecile Aurore GIRARD (b.23 July 1906, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 May 2001, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Aldor Armand FONTENAULT 27 November 1924 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

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1877 Birth
29 August 1877
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, 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)

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)

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Alderic Joseph GIRARD and Emilia Marie FREDETTE 9 November 1903, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

He was 26 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Cecile Aurore GIRARD was born 23 July 1906, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

Alderic Joseph was 28 years old.

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))

1924 Marriage of Child
Cecile Aurore GIRARD married 27 November 1924, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA to Aldor Armand FONTENAULT

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)

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)