Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

Born

22 March 1937 , Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

19 December 2021 , Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents & Family of Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

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Born: 22 March 1937 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents of Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

Father

Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER

Mother

Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT

Grandparents of Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

Paternal grandparents

Ainsley Stailing HANDSPIKER Dora Ethel HANDSPIKER

Maternal grandparents

George Winfred THIBAULT Mary Melinda COMEAU

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

Dolores Maureen married Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD abt. 1957 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD was born September 20 1933 in Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Camille Benjamin Joseph died September 18 2009 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Camille Benjamin Joseph was the child of Wilfred Joseph ROBICHAUD and Marie Catherine MELANSON.

Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER died 19 December 2021 in Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER married

Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD
Marriage date: abt. 1957
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Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD was the child of Wilfred Joseph ROBICHAUD and Marie Catherine MELANSON

Children of Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD and Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

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Born: , Belliveau Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 1937
22 March 1937
Digby, Nova Scotia, 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.

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)