James WATKINS

Born

abt. 1779 , Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Died

8 March 1839 , Drummondville, Lower Canada

James married Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE) 4 June 1820 in Drummondville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE) was born 22 May 1803 in Herbolzheim A Emmendingen, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Eleanor Helena died 12 September 1877 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James WATKINS

James WATKINS married

Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE)
Marriage date: 4 June 1820
Marriage place: Drummondville, Lower Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of James WATKINS and Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE)

Eliza WATKINS

Born: 27 March 1830, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Lower Canada
Died: 11 September 1881, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada

Married: Gideon-Darby WRIGHT 1846 Place: Drummondville, Canada East

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1820 Marriage / Partner
James WATKINS and Eleanor Helena TARLEY (DOERLE) 4 June 1820, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)