Peter Dyer COLE

Born

1 March 1840 , Indiana, USA

Died

abt. 1865 ,

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Parents of Peter Dyer COLE

Father

Eddy Russell COLE

Mother

Laura Ann (Louisa?) DYER

Grandparents of Peter Dyer COLE

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Abel COLE Rebecca BURNHAM

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Peter Dyer was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Civil War - Battle of Resaca, GA (Died in battle)

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Birth — 1840
1 March 1840
Indiana, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Noblesville, Indiana

Name: Peter D Cole
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Noblesville town, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
BirthPlace: Indiana
House Number: 54
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Eddy R Cole Male 36 New York
Louisa Ann Cole Female 30 New York
Cordilia E Cole Female 14 Indiana
Peter D Cole Male 9 Indiana
Henry C Cole Male 7 Indiana
Florence Ann Cole Female 0 Indiana

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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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