Ruby Agnes LESSARD

Born

15 April 1924 , Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Died

2 April 2008 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Accidental fall causing bleeding in the brain

Ruby Agnes married Wilfred (Ted) L. DONNELLY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Wilfred (Ted) L. DONNELLY was born 20 January 1922 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Wilfred (Ted) L. died 5 June 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Parents & Family of Ruby Agnes LESSARD

Parents of Ruby Agnes LESSARD

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Ruby Agenes Lessard was born into farm life on the family farm in Thessalon, Algoma County, Ontario, Canada. She resided near the tiny township known as Iron Bridge.
Ruby's closest sister, Mary, lived in Sault Ste-Marie, and Ruby would go visit her and her husband Norm almost every summer.
Sadly, Ruby's biological father, Georges, died at a young age when she was just an infant; thus, Ruby never got to know her father like her older siblings did.
Ruby's mother, Stuart, remarried after her first husband, Georges died. With a farm that needed daily attending and multiple children of young ages to care for, it was a difficult challenge for her mother to juggle all of the tasks, chores, finances, and childrearing on her own.

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Occupation

Recorded occupation: Pharmacy Technician, Nurse's aide, orderly, cleaner and janitorial staff, maid, factory work, farmer, and others

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ruby Agnes LESSARD

Ruby Agnes LESSARD married

Wilfred (Ted) L. DONNELLY
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Birth — 1924
15 April 1924
Thessalon, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

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)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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