Alison "Eilley"
ORAM
(b.
6 September 1826
,
Forfar, Scotland
d.
27 October 1903
,
Oakland, California, USA
)
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Alison "Eilley" ORAM was born 6 September 1826 in Forfar, Scotland
Alison "Eilley" ORAM was the child of ? and ?Alison "Eilley" ORAM died 27 October 1903 in Oakland, California, USA.
m. Stephen Hunter (1842–1850)
m. Alexander Cowan (1853–1860)
m. Lemuel Sanford "Sandy" Bowers (1859–1868)
She became an early Nevada pioneer, farmer and miner, and was made a millionaire by the Comstock Lode mining boom. wikipedia
Known as the “Queen of the Comstock” and the “Washoe Seeress,” Bowers is remembered as one of the most influential women in the development of Utah. legendsofamerica.com
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Alison "Eilley" ORAM was a miner, socialite, fortune-teller, one of the richest women in the United States.
Alison "Eilley" ORAM was a miner, socialite, fortune-teller, one of the richest women in the United States.
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1826 Birth 6 September 1826
Forfar, 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)
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
1903 Death 27 October 1903
Oakland, California, USA
She died at the age of 77.
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