Ferdinand Alex LETENDRE

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22 July 1890 , Chippiwa Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Died

January 1963 , Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 22 July 1890 in Chippiwa Falls, Wisconsin, USA

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Ferdinand Alex married Mary Rosanna VINCENT 30 June 1914 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Mary Rosanna VINCENT was born 13 August 1893 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Rosanna died 25 July 1978 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Rosanna was the child of Joachim Joseph VINCENT and Mary Celanire (Celina) ANTAYA.

Ferdinand Alex LETENDRE died January 1963 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Narcisse Letendre and Marie Rose Melina Paul Hus

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Mary Rosanna VINCENT
Marriage date: 30 June 1914
Marriage place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Rosanna VINCENT was the child of Joachim Joseph VINCENT and Mary Celanire (Celina) ANTAYA

Children of Ferdinand Alex LETENDRE and Mary Rosanna VINCENT

Paul Vincent LETENDRE

Born: abt. 1914, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 July 1976, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Doris Ellen LETENDRE

Born: 1 September 1915, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 December 1999, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Helen Louise LETENDRE

Born: 28 April 1917, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 March 1999, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA

Cynthia Yvette LETENDRE

Born: 30 August 1918, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 June 1996, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Claire LETENDRE

Born: abt. 1922, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1924, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Forrest Daniel LETENDRE

Born: 15 December 1924, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 July 1986, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Victor Alfred LETENDRE

Born: abt. 1927, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 April 2016, Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA

David Joseph LETENDRE

Born: 29 October 1929, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 May 1985, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Vernon Albert LETENDRE

Born: 29 December 1931, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 March 2000, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Muriel Ann LETENDRE

Born: 19 March 1939, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 December 2014, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1890
22 July 1890
Chippiwa Falls, Wisconsin, USA

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the 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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Marriage / Partner
Ferdinand Alex LETENDRE and Mary Rosanna VINCENT 30 June 1914, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Birth of Child
Doris Ellen LETENDRE was born 1 September 1915, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 25 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 Birth of Child
Helen Louise LETENDRE was born 28 April 1917, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 26 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
Cynthia Yvette LETENDRE was born 30 August 1918, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 28 years old.

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Forrest Daniel LETENDRE was born 15 December 1924, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 34 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1929 Birth of Child
David Joseph LETENDRE was born 29 October 1929, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 39 years old.

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1931 Birth of Child
Vernon Albert LETENDRE was born 29 December 1931, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 41 years old.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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.

1939 Birth of Child
Muriel Ann LETENDRE was born 19 March 1939, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand Alex was 48 years old.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

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

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.