Alice GRAVEL

Born

03/18/1907 , East Broughton, Beauce, Québec, Canada

Died

04/04/1984 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 77

Alice married Romeo GRAVEL 12/28/1926 in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Romeo GRAVEL was born 09/21/1900 in Ste-Cecile de Whitton, Québec, Canada. Romeo died 04/16/1956 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Romeo was the child of Odilon GRAVEL and Anna DUQUET .

Parents & Family of Alice GRAVEL

Parents of Alice GRAVEL

Father

Alphonse GRAVEL

Mother

Arthémise DUPUIS

Grandparents of Alice GRAVEL

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alice GRAVEL

Alice GRAVEL married

Romeo GRAVEL
Marriage date: 12/28/1926
Marriage place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Romeo GRAVEL was the child of Odilon GRAVEL and Anna DUQUET

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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 — 1907
03/18/1907
East Broughton, Beauce, Québec, Canada

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

She was 19 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)

Alice was 20 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)

Alice was 22 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)

Alice was 26 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)

1956 Death of Spouse/Partner
Romeo GRAVEL died 04/16/1956, Lewiston, Maine, USA

1957 Marriage of Child
Romeo GRAVEL married 07/23/1957, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Anne HOUSTON

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

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.

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

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

Death — 1984
04/04/1984
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 77.