Katherine WARD

(b. 12 October 1876 , Sligo, Ireland d. 6 December 1961 , Stafford, Connecticut, USA )

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Katherine WARD was born 12 October 1876 in Sligo, Ireland

Katherine WARD was the child of ? and ?

Katherine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1888.

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

Katherine married Victor Joseph BISSONNETTE 28 August 1901 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Victor Joseph BISSONNETTE was born 10 September 1881 in St Paul, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Victor Joseph died 9 February 1953 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville). Victor Joseph was the child of William BISSONNETTE and Sophia UNKNOWN.

Katherine WARD died 6 December 1961 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA .
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Katherine WARD married

Victor Joseph BISSONNETTE-- Date: 28 August 1901 Place: Stafford, Connecticut, USA
Victor Joseph BISSONNETTE was the child of William BISSONNETTE and Sophia UNKNOWN

Children of Victor Joseph BISSONNETTE and Katherine WARD:

Eleanor BISSONNETTE (b.15 April 1906, Stafford, Connecticut, USA d. 2 May 2000, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA )
m. Howard Charles LEARNED 27 June 1935 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)

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1876 Birth
12 October 1876
Sligo, Ireland

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)

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

1901 Marriage / Partner
Katherine WARD and Victor Joseph BISSONNETTE 28 August 1901, Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)

She was 24 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 Birth of Child
Eleanor BISSONNETTE was born 15 April 1906, Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)

Katherine was 29 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))

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 Marriage of Child
Eleanor BISSONNETTE married 27 June 1935, Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville) to Howard Charles LEARNED

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)