Thomas
COLE
Born
Died
25 September 1891
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1832 in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
George Thomas COLE
Mother:
Louisa Alice OGILVIE
Paternal grandparents:
John COLE
, Jane BATES
Maternal grandparents:
John OGILVIE
, Elis EGERTON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Hannah ARCHIBALD abt. 1854 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah ARCHIBALD was born abt. 1834 in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hannah died abt. 1871 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hannah was the child of David ARCHIBALD and Mary BULYEA.
Thomas COLE died 25 September 1891 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Thomas COLE
Thomas COLE married 
Hannah ARCHIBALD
Marriage date: abt. 1854
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah ARCHIBALD was the child of David ARCHIBALD and Mary BULYEA
Hannah ARCHIBALDMarriage date: abt. 1854
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah ARCHIBALD was the child of David ARCHIBALD and Mary BULYEA
Children of Thomas COLE and Hannah ARCHIBALD
William David COLEBorn: 31 March 1859, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 26 August 1946, Oldham, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 26 August 1946, Oldham, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Janet Deirdre WHITE 20 November 1888
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1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1859 Birth of ChildWilliam David COLE was born 31 March 1859, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Death — 189125 September 1891
Nova Scotia, Canada
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