Alfred Meredith BOBIER

Born

5 March 1839 , Florence, Lambton, Upper Canada

Died

11 February 1894 , Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Alfred Meredith married Caroline HOOPER 24 August 1863 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline HOOPER was born abt. 1844 in Florence, Lambton, Canada West.

Alfred Meredith married Eleanor Cole PRITCHARD abt. 1872 .
Eleanor Cole PRITCHARD was born 14 June 1853 in Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England. Eleanor Cole died 10 August 1941 in Dodge City, Kansas, USA.

Parents & Family of Alfred Meredith BOBIER

Parents of Alfred Meredith BOBIER

Father

John Wesley BOBIER

Mother

Matilda SCARLETT

Grandparents of Alfred Meredith BOBIER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alfred Meredith BOBIER

Alfred Meredith BOBIER married

Caroline HOOPER
Marriage date: 24 August 1863
Marriage place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Children of Alfred Meredith BOBIER and Caroline HOOPER

Wilford Washington BOBIER

Born: March 1866, , Canada
Died: abt. 1951,

Married: Ella Caroline DEVORE 1888

Alfred Meredith BOBIER married

Eleanor Cole PRITCHARD
Marriage date: abt. 1872
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Children of Alfred Meredith BOBIER and Eleanor Cole PRITCHARD

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Birth — 1839
5 March 1839
Florence, Lambton, Upper Canada

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)

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

1863 Marriage / Partner
Alfred Meredith BOBIER and Caroline HOOPER 24 August 1863, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Wilford Washington BOBIER was born March 1866, , Canada

Alfred Meredith was 27 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 - Centerville, Nebraska

Name: Alfred Bobier
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Year: abt 1838
BirthPlace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 611
Home in 1870: Centerville, Dixon, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 250
Real Estate Value: 350
Inferred Spouse: Caroline Bobier
Inferred Children: Willford Bobier
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Bobier 32
Caroline Bobier 26
Willford Bobier 4

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1880 - Pawnee, Kansas

Name: Alfred Bowbier
Age: 41
Birth Date: Abt 1839
BirthPlace: Canada
Home in 1880: Pawnee, Smith, Kansas, USA
Dwelling Number: 251
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eleoner Bowbier
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Occupation: Farmer
Sick: Bronchitis
Maimed, Crippled, or Bedridden: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Bowbier 41
Eleoner Bowbier 26
Willford W. Bowbier 14
Wiliam H. Bowbier 7
Eliza A. Bowbier 5
Louisa C. Bowbier 3
George E. Bowbier 1

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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