Robert BOWNESS

Born

11 November 1825 , Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Died

11 May 1904 , Montrose, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert BOWNESS

Robert BOWNESS married

Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN
Marriage date: 12 July 1849
Marriage place: , Prince Edward Island, Canada

Children of Robert BOWNESS and Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN

Rueben Tuplin BOWNESS

Born: March 10 1867, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died: December 14 1949, Montrose, P.E.I., Canada

Married: Sophia MOUNTAIN

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Birth — 1825
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 Marriage / Partner
Robert BOWNESS and Thirza (Thurza) TUPLIN 12 July 1849, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

He was 23 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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