Marie Antoinette LEDUC

(b. 10 March 1867 , La-Pérade, Canada East d. 26 May 1946 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Marie Antoinette LEDUC was born 10 March 1867 in La-Pérade, Canada East

Marie Antoinette LEDUC was the child of Jules-Treffle LEDUC and Marie-Celina RIVARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier LEDUC and Ursule TESSIER (maternal) Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR

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

Marie Antoinette married Joseph Jacques James CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR 25 February 1884 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Jacques James CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was born 24 June 1859 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Joseph Jacques James died 3 April 1947 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. Joseph Jacques James was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Julie BAILEY.

Marie Antoinette LEDUC died 26 May 1946 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.
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Marie Antoinette LEDUC married

Joseph Jacques James CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR-- Date: 25 February 1884 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada
Joseph Jacques James CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Julie BAILEY

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Children of Joseph Jacques James CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Marie Antoinette LEDUC:

John Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR (b.December 1894, Fleming Village, Baker Twp, Crawford, Kansas, USA d. 22 May 1980, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Beatrice Lillian POISSON 20 May 1919

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1867 Birth
10 March 1867
La-Pérade, Canada East

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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Marie Antoinette LEDUC and Joseph Jacques James CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR 25 February 1884, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 16 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
John Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was born December 1894, Fleming Village, Baker Twp, Crawford, Kansas, USA

Marie Antoinette was 27 years old.

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)

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)

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.