Vina Helen CLARK

Born

30 November 1906 , Lacolle, Québec, Canada

Died

15 January 2002 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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George Wellington CLARK Melanise BOURDEAU

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Born: 30 November 1906 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada

Father: George Wellington CLARK

Mother: Melanise BOURDEAU

Paternal grandparents: William CLARK , Anna WOOD

Maternal grandparents: Auguste BOURDEAU , Melanise RICHARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Vina Helen married Herman Joseph GIROUX abt. 1925 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Herman Joseph GIROUX was born December 1899 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Herman Joseph was the child of Joseph E GIROUX and Rosanna BELLAROSE.

Vina Helen CLARK died 15 January 2002 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Vina Helen CLARK married

Herman Joseph GIROUX
Marriage date: abt. 1925
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Herman Joseph GIROUX was the child of Joseph E GIROUX and Rosanna BELLAROSE

Marriage notes:

Name: Herman Giroux

Marriage Year: 1925

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 89

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.89

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

Children of Herman Joseph GIROUX and Vina Helen CLARK

Ronald Herman GIROUX

Born: 9 December 1931, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 November 2001, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1906
30 November 1906
Lacolle, Québec, Canada

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))

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.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 Birth of Child
Ronald Herman GIROUX was born 9 December 1931, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Vina Helen was 25 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)

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)

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