Joseph Leonard HENRY

Born

2 November 1889 , Rosehill, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

13 February 1963 , North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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David O HENRY Elizabeth BLANCHARD

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Born: 2 November 1889 in Rosehill, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: David O HENRY

Mother: Elizabeth BLANCHARD

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Joseph Leonard married Emma Jane PITRE 13 October 1913 in Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emma Jane PITRE was born 19 March 1893 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit). Emma Jane died abt. 1971 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Emma Jane was the child of Hilarion PITRE and Marguerite PITRE.

Joseph Leonard HENRY died 13 February 1963 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Emma Jane PITRE
Marriage date: 13 October 1913
Marriage place: Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Emma Jane PITRE was the child of Hilarion PITRE and Marguerite PITRE

Children of Joseph Leonard HENRY and Emma Jane PITRE

Harold Joseph HENRY

Born: 14 May 1921, West Bathurst, Bathurst City, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 November 2004, North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Evelyn Phoebe GILLAM 1946

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Birth — 1889
2 November 1889
Rosehill, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

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)

1913 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Leonard HENRY and Emma Jane PITRE 13 October 1913, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1921 Birth of Child
Harold Joseph HENRY was born 14 May 1921, West Bathurst, Bathurst City, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph Leonard was 31 years old.

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)

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