Alfred JEFFREY

Born

4 January 1893 , Huntsville Township, Polk, Minnesota, USA

Died

14 June 1968 , Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

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Leon Andrew JEFFREY Emeline GEOFFROY

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Born: 4 January 1893 in Huntsville Township, Polk, Minnesota, USA

Father: Leon Andrew JEFFREY

Mother: Emeline GEOFFROY

Paternal grandparents: Israel Joseph JEFFREY , Marie Cesarie DURAND

Maternal grandparents: Francis GEOFFROY , Marie Claire "Aglae" LATOUR dite FORGET

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Alfred married Anna BENOIT 25 November 1913 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna BENOIT was born abt. 1895 in Dover Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada. Anna died 4 February 1940 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. Anna was the child of Alexis BENOIT and Elzire Marie MALLETTE.

Alfred JEFFREY died 14 June 1968 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada .
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Alfred JEFFREY married

Anna BENOIT
Marriage date: 25 November 1913
Marriage place: Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Anna BENOIT was the child of Alexis BENOIT and Elzire Marie MALLETTE

Children of Alfred JEFFREY and Anna BENOIT

Donald JEFFREY

Born: 05/05/1930, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11/30/1992, Macomb County, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1893
4 January 1893
Huntsville Township, Polk, Minnesota, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

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)

1913 Marriage / Partner
Alfred JEFFREY and Anna BENOIT 25 November 1913, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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))

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 Birth of Child
Donald JEFFREY was born 05/05/1930, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Alfred was 37 years old.

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna BENOIT died 4 February 1940, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

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)

Death — 1968
14 June 1968
Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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