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Alison "Eilley"
ORAM
Born
6 September 1826
,
Forfar, Scotland
Died
27 October 1903
,
Oakland, California, USA
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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
photo/ portrait (above) from wikipedia.org
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
photo/ portrait (above) from wikipedia.org
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Birth — 18266 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
Death — 190327 October 1903
Oakland, California, USA
She died at the age of 77.
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