Mary Ethel CROXALL

Born

6 May 1929 , Orilla, Ontario, Canada

Died

22 January 2014 , Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

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Charles Victor Irvine CROXALL Ethel Jane CLARK

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Born: 6 May 1929 in Orilla, Ontario, Canada

Father: Charles Victor Irvine CROXALL

Mother: Ethel Jane CLARK

Paternal grandparents: Harmon Alfred CROXALL , Eleanor Maud IRVINE

Maternal grandparents: John Thomas CLARK , Minnie Francis KEHOE

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Mary Ethel married Lawrence Albert GALIPEAU abt. 1949 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lawrence Albert GALIPEAU was born 5 November 1927 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. Lawrence Albert died 24 March 2023 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Lawrence Albert was the child of Romeo Napoleon GALIPEAU and Alberta-Bertha IMBEAU.

Mary Ethel CROXALL died 22 January 2014 in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.
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Mary Ethel CROXALL married

Lawrence Albert GALIPEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1949
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Lawrence Albert GALIPEAU was the child of Romeo Napoleon GALIPEAU and Alberta-Bertha IMBEAU

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Born: , Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)
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Birth — 1929
6 May 1929
Orilla, Ontario, Canada

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)

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.

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)

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

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

1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1984 - September 17 - Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1993 - June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada

2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada

2006 - February 6 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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Obituary of Mary Galipeau

GALIPEAU, Mary Ethel (nee: Croxall)
On Wednesday January 22, 2014 in her 84th year Mary Ethel Galipeau passed away peacefully in her sleep at Douglas Memorial Hospital in Fort Erie Ontario.

Mary, born in Orillia Ontario May 6, 1929 was the daughter of the late Victor Croxall and Ethel (nee: Clark) and stepdaughter to Hazel (nee: Stacey).

She is survived by siblings Jean and William and predeceased by
Brother: s Vernon (Sonny), Clark (Toots), Harmon, James and
Sister: Joan.

Mary is survived by her loving husband of 65 years Lawrence Albert Galipeau of Sturgeon Falls Ontario; her son Robert, his wife Deborah (nee: Kerr) of Toronto; her son Richard, his wife Barbara (nee: King) of Burlington; and predeceased by her late daughter-in-law Carolyn (nee: Scale).
Mary dearly loved her grandchildren: Julie, Natasha, Kirrena, Erik, late grandson Paul and great-grandchildren Benjamin and Evelyn.

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