Robert
DOUGLAS
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Born: 30 August 1815 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Robert married Louisa HURD September 1852 in Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louisa HURD was born abt. 1829 in Vermont, USA. Louisa died abt. 1866 in Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.
Robert DOUGLAS died 23 January 1896 in Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Robert DOUGLAS
Louisa HURDMarriage date: September 1852
Marriage place: Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
Children of Robert DOUGLAS and Louisa HURD
Jessie J DOUGLASDied: 12 April 1931, Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin, USA
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Birth — 181530 August 1815
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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)
1852 Marriage / PartnerRobert DOUGLAS and Louisa HURD September 1852, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
He was 37 years old.
1852 Birth of ChildJessie J DOUGLAS was born 12 June 1852, Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
Robert was 36 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Death — 189623 January 1896
Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
He died at the age of 80.
Record added: 5/5/2021 8:54:19 AM
Last updated: 5/5/2021 8:55:20 AM
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