John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD)

Born

02/13/1884 , Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Died

9 November 1953 , Buffalo, New York, USA

Age: 70

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Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD)Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

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Born: 02/13/1884 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Father: Pierre OUELLETTE (WILLARD)

Mother: Catherine (Curto) (Curts) Anne GRANT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre OUELLET , Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS

Maternal grandparents: Daniel B GRANT , Isabella CUTHBERT

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John Joseph married Anna Catherine WALTERICH abt. 1907 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna Catherine WALTERICH was born 11/26/1884 in New Oregon, Erie, New York, USA. Anna Catherine died 01/31/1946 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Anna Catherine was the child of Johann Freidrich WALTERICH and Anna Kathrina KÖHNEN.

John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD) died 9 November 1953 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
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Anna Catherine WALTERICH
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Anna Catherine WALTERICH was the child of Johann Freidrich WALTERICH and Anna Kathrina KÖHNEN

Children of John Joseph OUELETTE (WILLARD) and Anna Catherine WALTERICH

Shirley Elizabeth WILLARD

Born: 09 March 1923, Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 02 December 2012, Buffalo, New York, USA

Married: Thomas Edward LENNON 5 September 1942 Place: Buffalo, New York, USA

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Birth — 1884
02/13/1884
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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

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)

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))

1923 Birth of Child
Shirley Elizabeth WILLARD was born 09 March 1923, Buffalo, New York, USA

John Joseph was 39 years old.

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

1942 Marriage of Child
Shirley Elizabeth WILLARD married 5 September 1942, Buffalo, New York, USA to Thomas Edward LENNON

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.