Benedict Martin "Benny" MULRONEY

Born

12 September 1903 , La Jacques-Cartier, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Died

16 February 1965 , Manicouagan, Cote-Nord Region, Quebec, Canada

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Jeremiah John MULRONEY Margaret Ann DONOVAN

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Born: 12 September 1903 in La Jacques-Cartier, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Jeremiah John MULRONEY

Mother: Margaret Ann DONOVAN

Paternal grandparents: Pierce MULRONEY , Ellen BUCKLEY

Maternal grandparents: John DONOVAN , Mary BARRY

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Benedict Martin "Benny" married Mary Irene O'SHEA 29 October 1934 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Irene O'SHEA was born 21 August 1912 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. Mary Irene died 14 September 2002 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Mary Irene was the child of Edmund O'SHEA and Mary-Ellen SHEEHAN.

Benedict Martin "Benny" MULRONEY died 16 February 1965 in Manicouagan, Cote-Nord Region, Quebec, Canada.
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Mary Irene O'SHEA
Marriage date: 29 October 1934
Marriage place: Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada
Mary Irene O'SHEA was the child of Edmund O'SHEA and Mary-Ellen SHEEHAN

Children of Benedict Martin "Benny" MULRONEY and Mary Irene O'SHEA

Martin Brian MULRONEY

Born: 20 March 1939, Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
Died: 29 February 2024, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1903
12 September 1903
La Jacques-Cartier, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

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)

1934 Marriage / Partner
Benedict Martin "Benny" MULRONEY and Mary Irene O'SHEA 29 October 1934, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

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.

1939 Birth of Child
Martin Brian MULRONEY was born 20 March 1939, Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada

Benedict Martin "Benny" was 35 years old.

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