William Henry
ROBERTS
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Born: abt. 1840 in Sombra, Lambton, Upper Canada
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William Henry married Alice SAYERS 29 September 1863 in Lambton, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice SAYERS was born 10 October 1841 in Florence, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Alice died 1 March 1923 in Dawn, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Alice was the child of Thomas SAYERS and Mary Ann WARD.
William Henry ROBERTS died 26 June 1893 in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA.
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Spouse & Children of William Henry ROBERTS
Alice SAYERSMarriage date: 29 September 1863
Marriage place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Alice SAYERS was the child of Thomas SAYERS and Mary Ann WARD
Children of William Henry ROBERTS and Alice SAYERS
Sarah Ann ROBERTSDied: 15 April 1961, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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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)
1863 Marriage / PartnerWilliam Henry ROBERTS and Alice SAYERS 29 September 1863, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1882 Birth of ChildSarah Ann ROBERTS was born 25 July 1882, Sombra Township, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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 — 189326 June 1893
Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA
Record added: 9/16/2025 3:13:20 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025 3:14:51 PM
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