Frances BUCHANAN

(b. 15 January 1922 , Neepawa,Manitoba, Canada d. 20 August 2007 , Port Huron,Michigan,USA )
Age: 85
Cause of Death: cancer

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Frances BUCHANAN was born 15 January 1922 in Neepawa,Manitoba, Canada

Frances BUCHANAN was the child of ? and ?

Frances was an immigrant, arriving by 1923.

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Frances married Lee DESJARDINS . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Lee DESJARDINS was born 02 May 1912 in Alpena, Michigan, USA. Lee died 13 November 1985 in Croswell,Michigan,USA. Lee was the child of Edmund Ernest DESJARDINS and Maud E FRENCH.

Frances BUCHANAN died 20 August 2007 in Port Huron,Michigan,USA.
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Frances BUCHANAN married

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Lee DESJARDINS was the child of Edmund Ernest DESJARDINS and Maud E FRENCH

Children of Lee DESJARDINS and Frances BUCHANAN:

Terry DESJARDINS (b.02 October 1946, , Michigan, USA d. 21 April 2020, Pontiac,Michigan,USA)
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1922 Birth
15 January 1922
Neepawa,Manitoba, Canada

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)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

All I Want for Valentine's Day is More Ancestors! (and Chocolate)

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.

1946 Birth of Child
Terry DESJARDINS was born 02 October 1946, , Michigan, USA

Frances was 24 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)