Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER

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29 January 1875 , Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Died

16 September 1950 , Shoreham, Vermont, USA

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Jacob BOMHOWER Esther-Martha ATKINSON

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Born: 29 January 1875 in Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Father: Jacob BOMHOWER

Mother: Esther-Martha ATKINSON

Paternal grandparents: Moses BOMHOWER , Esther LAFORCE

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Caroline Louisa "Carrie" married Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD 15 December 1896 in Burlington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD was born 8 May 1871 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada. Athanase Alva "Thomas" died 30 September 1951 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA. Athanase Alva "Thomas" was the child of Moise (Moses) MENARD and Domithilde-Mathilde BRAULT.

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER died 16 September 1950 in Shoreham, Vermont, USA.

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Spouse & Children of Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER

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Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER married

Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD
Marriage date: 15 December 1896
Marriage place: Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD was the child of Moise (Moses) MENARD and Domithilde-Mathilde BRAULT

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Name: Thomas Maynard

Gender: Male

Birth Date: abt 1871

Birth Place: Alexander, Canada

Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1896

Marriage Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Marriage Age: 25

Card Type: Groom

Father Name: Moses Maynard

Mother Name: Mathilde Breault

Spouse Name: Carrie L Bomhower

Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD and Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER

Edward Thomas MENARD

Born: 21 May 1897, Shelburne, Vermont, USA
Died: 25 December 1964, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Charles Henry MENARD

Born: 9 March 1900, Shelburne, Vermont, USA
Died: 15 May 1965, Jericho, Vermont, USA

Mary Irene MENARD

Born: 3 September 1902, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 May 1978, Hinesburg, Vermont, USA

Ralph Elton MENARD

Born: 17 March 1905, St-Armand, Quebec, Canada
Died: 14 June 1987, Shoreham, Vermont, USA

Married: Catherine Ida AKEY 1939 Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Lloyd MENARD

Born: abt. 1908, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 August 1910, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Dorothy Elena MENARD

Born: 6 December 1914, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 January 2003, Dunedin, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1875
29 January 1875
Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

1896 Marriage / Partner
Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER and Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD 15 December 1896, Burlington, Vermont, USA

She was 21 years old.

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

1897 Birth of Child
Edward Thomas MENARD was born 21 May 1897, Shelburne, Vermont, USA

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" was 22 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Charles Henry MENARD was born 9 March 1900, Shelburne, Vermont, USA

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" was 25 years old.

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)

1902 Birth of Child
Mary Irene MENARD was born 3 September 1902, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" was 27 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1905 Birth of Child
Ralph Elton MENARD was born 17 March 1905, St-Armand, Quebec, Canada

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" was 30 years old.

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 Death of Child
Lloyd MENARD died 11 August 1910, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" was 35 years old.

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)

1914 Birth of Child
Dorothy Elena MENARD was born 6 December 1914, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" was 39 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.

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 - 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)