Robert BOWNESS

(b. 11 November 1825 , Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 11 May 1904 , Montrose, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada )

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Robert BOWNESS was born 11 November 1825 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert BOWNESS was the child of ? and ?

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Robert married Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN 12 July 1849 in Prince Edward Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN was born 12 August 1827 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England. Thirza (Thurza) died 5 December 1905 in Montrose, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Robert BOWNESS died 11 May 1904 in Montrose, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Robert BOWNESS married

Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN-- Date: 12 July 1849 Place: , Prince Edward Island, Canada

Children of Robert BOWNESS and Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN:

Rueben Tuplin BOWNESS (b.March 10 1867, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. December 14 1949, Montrose, P.E.I., Canada)
m. Sophia MOUNTAIN

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1825 Birth
11 November 1825
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 Marriage / Partner
Robert BOWNESS and Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN 12 July 1849, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

He was 23 years old.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Birth of Child
Rueben Tuplin BOWNESS was born March 10 1867, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

Robert was 41 years old.

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

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

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)

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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)