Romeo GRAVEL

Born

09/21/1900 , Ste-Cecile de Whitton, Québec, Canada

Died

04/16/1956 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Age: 55

Romeo married Alice GRAVEL 12/28/1926 in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alice GRAVEL was born 03/18/1907 in East Broughton, Beauce, Québec, Canada. Alice died 04/04/1984 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Alice was the child of Alphonse GRAVEL and Arthémise DUPUIS .

Parents & Family of Romeo GRAVEL

Parents of Romeo GRAVEL

Father

Odilon GRAVEL

Mother

Anna DUQUET

Grandparents of Romeo GRAVEL

Paternal grandparents

Fabien-Flavien GRAVEL Marie-Vitaline DODIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Honore DUQUET Marie BOUFFARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Romeo GRAVEL

Romeo GRAVEL married

Alice GRAVEL
Marriage date: 12/28/1926
Marriage place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Alice GRAVEL was the child of Alphonse GRAVEL and Arthémise DUPUIS

Marriage notes:

Church of the Nativity

Children of Romeo GRAVEL and Alice GRAVEL

Dorothy GRAVEL

Born: 05/15/1927, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 09/25/2020, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Earl GRAVEL

Born: 03/26/1929, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11/20/2010, Gridley, Butte, California, USA

Romeo GRAVEL

Born: 08/05/1933, Auburn, Maine, USA
Died: 08/09/2000, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anne HOUSTON 07/23/1957 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1900
09/21/1900
Ste-Cecile de Whitton, Québec, Canada

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))

1926 Marriage / Partner
Romeo GRAVEL and Alice GRAVEL 12/28/1926, Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

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

1927 Birth of Child
Dorothy GRAVEL was born 05/15/1927, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Romeo was 26 years old.

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

1929 Birth of Child
Earl GRAVEL was born 03/26/1929, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Romeo was 28 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)

1933 Birth of Child
Romeo GRAVEL was born 08/05/1933, Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)

Romeo was 32 years old.

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.

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